The Shanammite's son

and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.

18 T And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

22 Aud she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again. 23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new-moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be twell. 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; tslack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. 25 So she went and came unto the man of God što mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:

26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? Is it well with thy husband? Is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

B. C. 895.

↑ Heb. peace. † Heb. restrain not for me to ride. Sch.2.25,

Heb.

27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught fhim by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. by his And the man of God said, Lett.28.9. her alone; for her soul is tvexed within her: and the LORD hath Heb. hid it from me, and hath not told

me.

bitter.

1.1.10.

28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, hver. 16. Do not deceive me?

29 Then he said to Gehazi, ¡Gird up thy loins, and take my i Ki. 18. staff in thine hand, and go thy 46.ch.9.1. way: if thou meet any man, ksa-kLu.10.4. lute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and llay my staff upon the face of 1See Ex. the child.

30 And the mother of the child said, is the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

B. C. 895.

0 ver. 4. Mat. 6. 6.

Pi Ki. 17. 20.

10.

raised to life by Elisha 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, Pand prayed unto the LORD.

34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes up91 Ki. 17. on his eyes, and his hands upon 21.Ac.20. his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. 35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

↑ Heb.

once

hither,

and once

thither.

1 Ki. 17.

21.

ch.8.1,5. ti Ki. 17.

36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she 23.He.11. was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.

35.

cir. 891.

ach. 2. 1.

ch. 8. 1. Y ch. 2. 3. Lu.10.39.

Ac.22.3.

37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.

38 T And Elisha came again to "Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sit ting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew

them not.

40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pot tage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.

41 Buthe said, Thenbring meal And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

42 TAnd there came a man from bBaal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. 43 And his servitor said,dWhat! should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof, 44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, fand left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.

CHAPTER V. Naaman, by the report of a captive maid, is sent to Samaria to be cured of his leprosy, 1. 8 Elisha, sending

Naaman cometh to Samaria.

han to Jordan, cureth him. 15 He

B.C.

B. C.

He is cured of his leprosy. par, rivers of Damascus, better

him some of the earth. 20 Gehazi, abusing his Master's name unto Na aman, is smitten with leprosy.

NOW Naaman, captain of Lu.4.27. the host of the king of Syria, was a great man twith his mas- bEx.11.3. ter, and honourable, because † Heb. by him the LORD had given de- before. liverance unto Syria: he was al- Or, so a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

gra

cious.

counte nance.

2 And the Syrians had gone out t Heb. by companies, and had brought lifted up, away captive out of the land of or, ac Israel a little maid; and she cepted in f waited on Naaman's wife. 3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord wereOr, f with the prophet that is in Sa-victory. maria! for he would recovert Heb. him of his leprosy.

wus be

4 And one went in, and told his fore. lord, saying, Thus and thus said Heb. the maid that is of the land of before. Israel.

† Heb.

in.

Sa. 9.8.

5 And the king of Syria said, gather Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took f with him ten talents of silver,and six thou-ch.8. 8, 9. t Heb.in Band pieces of gold, and ten hishand. changes of raiment.

6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.

Job 33.

f

25.

may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

15 T And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company,and came and stood before him: and he said. Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take ia blessing of thy servant.

16 But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

17 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt-offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.

18 In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and mch. 7. 2, he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.

10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. II But Naaman was wroth, and come went away, and said, Behold, out, &c. I thought. He will surely come t Heb. out to me, and stand, and call on move up the name of the LORD his God, and and t strike his hand over the down. place, and recover the leper. Or. 12 Are not Abana and Phar-Amana. I

Is there peace?

19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

20 T But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but as the LORD liveth, I will run after him,and take somewhat of him.

21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, † Is all well?

22 And he said. All is well. My master hath sent me,saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets give them. I pray tnee, a talent of silver,and two changes of garments.

23 And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he 253

urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with cir. 890. two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.

secret

24 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their Or. hand, and bestowed them in the house and he let the men go, and they departed.

place.

25 But he went in, and stood before his master: and Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy + Heb. servant went ino whither.

B. C.

The Syrians smitten with blindness. ware that thou pass not such a cir. 893. place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

26 And he said unto him,Went er or not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money,and to receive garments, and olive-yards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and men-servants,and maid-servants?

27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman "shall cleave unto thee and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

CHAPTER VI.

Elisha, giving leave to the young prophets to enlarge their dwellings,causeth iron to swim, 1. 8 He discloseth the king of Syria's counsel. 13 The army,which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elisha, is smitten with blindness. 19 Being brought to Sainaria, they are dismissed in peace. 24 The fainine in Samaria causeth women to eat their own children. 30 The king sendeth to slay Elisha.

AND "the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every mana beam,and let us make us a place there, wherewemay dwell. And he answered, Go ye.

3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.

4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.

"1 Ti. 6.

10.

Ge. 37.

17.

"Ex. 4. 6. Nu.12.10. ch. 15. 5.

+ Heb. heavy.

cir. 893. ch.4.38.

5 Butasone was fellinga beam, the axe-head fell into the wa-+ Heb. ter: and he cried, and said, Alas, iron. master! for it was borrowed.

6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down

a stick, and cast it in thither; bch.2. 21.

and the iron did swim.

7 Therefore said he, take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants,saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

| Or,

9 And the man of God sent un-encampto the king of Israel, saying, Be-ling.

10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?

12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Is rael, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bed-chamber.

13 T And he said, Go, and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in "Dothan. 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a t great host and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servants said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? 16 And he answered, Fear not: for dthey that be with us are more than they that be with them.

17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw and behold, the mountain was full of horses ch.2. 11. and chariots of fire round about Ps. 34. 7. Elisha. & 68. 17. Zec. 1. 8. &6.1,-7.

18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD,and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.

19 TAnd Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: f follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.

20 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men,that they may see. And the LORD,opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the midst of Sama

A great famine in Samaria.

B. C. cir. 893.

captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat Ro12.20 and drink, and go to their master.

23 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So hthe bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

24 T And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

27 And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall help thee? out of the barn-floor, Dr out of the wine-press?

28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.

hch 5. 2. ver. 8, 9.

cir. 892.

Or, Let not the LORD save thee

57.

29 So iwe boiled my son, and iLe.26.29 did eat him: and I said unto her De.28.53. on the fnext day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and shet Heb. hath hid her son.

other.

30 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman,that he krent his clothes; kiKi.21. and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

31 Then he said, 'God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

27.

.B. C. cir. 892.

19.

Elisha prophesieth sudden plenty. finding by spies the news to be true, spoileth the tents of the Syrians. 17 The lord, who would not believe the prophecy of plenty, having the charge of the gate, is trodden to death in the press.

HEN Elisha said, Hear ye THE the word of the LORD: Thus ver. 18, saith the LORD, To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel. and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. 2 Then ta lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windowsin heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

b ver. 17, 19, 20. † Heb. a lord whichbe longed to the king leaning upon his

5. 18.

hand,ch. 3 T And there were four leprous men dat the entering in of Mal3.10 the gate: and they said one to dLe 1346 another, Why sit we here until we die?

e2Sa.5.24 ch. 19. 7. Job 15.21

4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.

5 And they rose up in the twilight to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.

6 For the LORD had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great bost: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath f1 Ki. 10. hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

29.

Ru.1.17. 1Ki. 19.2.

1.

mEz. 8.1.

32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from be- & 20. 1. fore him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, "See ye how this son of "a" Lu. 13. murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the mes-1 Ki 18. senger cometh, shut the door, 4. and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

32.

P.48.4. 5,6.Pr.28

8 And when these lepers came to the uttermost part ofthe camp, they went into one tent, and did eatand drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it: and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.

9 Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning-light, fsome mischief will come upon us: now there fore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.

10 So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and be

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Elisha's prophecy verified.

B. C.

hold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses cir. 892. tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.

11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.

12 T And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp, to hide themselves in the field saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city. 13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee,five of the horses that remain, which are left fin the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed :) and let us send an see.

14 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

15 And they went after them unto Jordan: and lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had castaway in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.

16 And the people went out and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, baccording to the word of the LORD.

t Heb.

in it.

17 T And the king appointed b ver. 1. the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, ias the ich. 6. 32 man of God had said, who spake ver. 2. when the king came down tohim. 18 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of ver. L barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria.

19 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.

CHAPTER VIIL The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the forewarned famine, for Elisha's miracle's sake hath her land restored by the king, 1. 7 Hazael, being sent with a present by Ben-hadad to Elisha at Damascus, after he had heard the prophecy, killeth his master, and suc

B. C. cir. 891.

The Shunammite's land restored.

ceedeth him. 16 Jehoram's wicked reign in Judalı. 20 Edom and Libnali revolt. 23 Ahaziah succeedeth Jehoram. 25 Ahaziah's wicked reign. 28 He visiteth Jehoram wounded, at Jezreel.

"ch. 4.35. THEN spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD bhath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

b Ps. 105. 16.Hag.1.

11.

cir. 885

2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven

years.

3 And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house, and for her land.

4 And the king talked with ch. 5. 27. Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.

5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had dredch.4. 35. stored a dead body to life, that behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

Or, eunuch.

885.

1 Ki. 19. 15.

fi Sa. 9.7. 1Ki. 14.3. ch. 5. 5. ch. 1. 2.

Heb. in his hand

h ver. 15. † Heb.

and set

lit.

6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

7 T And Elisha came to Damascus: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.

8 And the king said unto "Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?

9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present twith him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?

10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit, the LORD hath shewed me, that the shall surely die.

11 And he settled his counte Inance tsteadfastly, until he was