¹ 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 man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may 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.

⁵ But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

⁶ And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; 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.

⁹ And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

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 show 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 Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

¹³ 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 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 servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

¹⁶ And he answered, Fear not: for they 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 and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

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 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: 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 Samaria.

²¹ And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

²² And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat 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 the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

²⁴ And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad 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 I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

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.

²⁹ So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.

³⁰ And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; 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.

³² But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

³³ And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?

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¹ And the sons ^H1121 of the prophets ^H5030 said ^H559 unto ^H6440 Elisha, ^H477 Behold now, the place ^H4725 where we dwell ^H3427 with thee is too strait ^H6862 for us.

² Let us go, ^H3212 we pray thee, unto Jordan, ^H3383 and take ^H3947 thence every man ^H376 a ^H259 beam, ^H6982 and let us make ^H6213 us a place ^H4725 there, where we may dwell. ^H3427 And he answered, ^H559 Go ^H3212 ye.

³ And one ^H259 said, ^H559 Be content, ^H2974 I pray thee, and go ^H3212 with thy servants. ^H5650 And he answered, ^H559 I will go. ^H3212

⁴ So he went ^H3212 with them. And when they came ^H935 to Jordan, ^H3383 they cut down ^H1504 wood. ^H6086

⁵ But as one ^H259 was felling ^H5307 a beam, ^H6982 the axe head ^H1270 fell ^H5307 into the water: ^H4325 and he cried, ^H6817 and said, ^H559 Alas, ^H162 master! ^H113 for it was borrowed. ^H7592

⁶ And the man ^H376 of God ^H430 said, ^H559 Where ^H575 fell ^H5307 it? And he shewed ^H7200 him the place. ^H4725 And he cut down ^H7094 a stick, ^H6086 and cast ^H7993 it in thither; and the iron ^H1270 did swim. ^H6687

⁷ Therefore said ^H559 he, Take it up ^H7311 to thee. And he put out ^H7971 his hand, ^H3027 and took ^H3947 it.

⁸ Then the king ^H4428 of Syria ^H758 warred ^H3898 against Israel, ^H3478 and took counsel ^H3289 with his servants, ^H5650 saying, ^H559 In such ^H6423 and such ^H492 a place ^H4725 shall be my camp. ^H8466

⁹ And the man ^H376 of God ^H430 sent ^H7971 unto the king ^H4428 of Israel, ^H3478 saying, ^H559 Beware ^H8104 that thou pass ^H5674 not such ^H2088 a place; ^H4725 for thither the Syrians ^H758 are come down. ^H5185

¹⁰ And the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 sent ^H7971 to the place ^H4725 which the man ^H376 of God ^H430 told ^H559 him and warned ^H2094 him of, and saved ^H8104 himself there, not once ^H259 nor twice. ^H8147

¹¹ Therefore the heart ^H3820 of the king ^H4428 of Syria ^H758 was sore troubled ^H5590 for this thing; ^H1697 and he called ^H7121 his servants, ^H5650 and said ^H559 unto them, Will ye not shew ^H5046 me which of us is for the king ^H4428 of Israel? ^H3478

¹² And one ^H259 of his servants ^H5650 said, ^H559 None, my lord, ^H113 O king: ^H4428 but Elisha, ^H477 the prophet ^H5030 that is in Israel, ^H3478 telleth ^H5046 the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 the words ^H1697 that thou speakest ^H1696 in thy bedchamber. ^{H2315 H4904}

¹³ And he said, ^H559 Go ^H3212 and spy ^H7200 where ^H351 he is, that I may send ^H7971 and fetch ^H3947 him. And it was told ^H5046 him, saying, ^H559 Behold, he is in Dothan. ^H1886

¹⁴ Therefore sent ^H7971 he thither horses, ^H5483 and chariots, ^H7393 and a great ^H3515 host: ^H2428 and they came ^H935 by night, ^H3915 and compassed ^H5362 the city ^H5892 about. ^H5362

¹⁵ And when the servant ^H8334 of the man ^H376 of God ^H430 was risen ^H6965 early, ^H7925 and gone forth, ^H3318 behold, an host ^H2428 compassed ^H5437 the city ^H5892 both with horses ^H5483 and chariots. ^H7393 And his servant ^H5288 said ^H559 unto him, Alas, ^H162 my master! ^H113 how shall we do? ^H6213

¹⁶ And he answered, ^H559 Fear ^H3372 not: for they that be with us are more ^H7227 than they that be with them.

¹⁷ And Elisha ^H477 prayed, ^H6419 and said, ^H559 LORD, ^H3068 I pray thee, open ^H6491 his eyes, ^H5869 that he may see. ^H7200 And the LORD ^H3068 opened ^H6491 the eyes ^H5869 of the young man; ^H5288 and he saw: ^H7200 and, behold, the mountain ^H2022 was full ^H4390 of horses ^H5483 and chariots ^H7393 of fire ^H784 round about ^H5439 Elisha. ^H477

¹⁸ And when they came down ^H3381 to him, Elisha ^H477 prayed ^H6419 unto the LORD, ^H3068 and said, ^H559 Smite ^H5221 this people, ^H1471 I pray thee, with blindness. ^H5575 And he smote ^H5221 them with blindness ^H5575 according to the word ^H1697 of Elisha. ^H477

¹⁹ And Elisha ^H477 said ^H559 unto them, This is not the way, ^H1870 neither is this ^H2090 the city: ^H5892 follow ^{H3212 H310} me, and I will bring ^H3212 you to the man ^H376 whom ye seek. ^H1245 But he led ^H3212 them to Samaria. ^H8111

²⁰ And it came to pass, when they were come ^H935 into Samaria, ^H8111 that Elisha ^H477 said, ^H559 LORD, ^H3068 open ^H6491 the eyes ^H5869 of these men, that they may see. ^H7200 And the LORD ^H3068 opened ^H6491 their eyes, ^H5869 and they saw; ^H7200 and, behold, they were in the midst ^H8432 of Samaria. ^H8111

²¹ And the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 said ^H559 unto Elisha, ^H477 when he saw ^H7200 them, My father, ^H1 shall I smite ^H5221 them? shall I smite ^H5221 them?

²² And he answered, ^H559 Thou shalt not smite ^H5221 them: wouldest thou smite ^H5221 those whom thou hast taken captive ^H7617 with thy sword ^H2719 and with thy bow? ^H7198 set ^H7760 bread ^H3899 and water ^H4325 before ^H6440 them, that they may eat ^H398 and drink, ^H8354 and go ^H3212 to their master. ^H113

²³ And he prepared ^H3739 great ^H1419 provision ^H3740 for them: and when they had eaten ^H398 and drunk, ^H8354 he sent them away, ^H7971 and they went ^H3212 to their master. ^H113 So the bands ^H1416 of Syria ^H758 came ^H935 no more ^H3254 into the land ^H776 of Israel. ^H3478

²⁴ And it came to pass after this, ^H310 that Benhadad ^H1130 king ^H4428 of Syria ^H758 gathered ^H6908 all his host, ^H4264 and went up, ^H5927 and besieged ^H6696 Samaria. ^H8111

²⁵ And there was a great ^H1419 famine ^H7458 in Samaria: ^H8111 and, behold, they besieged ^H6696 it, until an ass's ^H2543 head ^H7218 was sold for fourscore ^H8084 pieces of silver, ^H3701 and the fourth part ^H7255 of a cab ^H6894 of dove's dung ^{H1686 H3123 H2755} for five ^H2568 pieces of silver. ^H3701

²⁶ And as the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 was passing by ^H5674 upon the wall, ^H2346 there cried ^H6817 a woman ^H802 unto him, saying, ^H559 Help, ^H3467 my lord, ^H113 O king. ^H4428

²⁷ And he said, ^H559 If the LORD ^H3068 do not help ^H3467 thee, whence ^H370 shall I help ^H3467 thee? out of the barnfloor, ^H1637 or out of the winepress? ^H3342

²⁸ And the king ^H4428 said ^H559 unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, ^H559 This woman ^H802 said ^H559 unto me, Give ^H5414 thy son, ^H1121 that we may eat ^H398 him to day, ^H3117 and we will eat ^H398 my son ^H1121 to morrow. ^H4279

²⁹ So we boiled ^H1310 my son, ^H1121 and did eat ^H398 him: and I said ^H559 unto her on the next ^H312 day, ^H3117 Give ^H5414 thy son, ^H1121 that we may eat ^H398 him: and she hath hid ^H2244 her son. ^H1121

³⁰ And it came to pass, when the king ^H4428 heard ^H8085 the words ^H1697 of the woman, ^H802 that he rent ^H7167 his clothes; ^H899 and he passed by ^H5674 upon the wall, ^H2346 and the people ^H5971 looked, ^H7200 and, behold, he had sackcloth ^H8242 within ^H1004 upon his flesh. ^H1320

³¹ Then he said, ^H559 God ^H430 do ^H6213 so and more ^H3254 also to me, if the head ^H7218 of Elisha ^H477 the son ^H1121 of Shaphat ^H8202 shall stand ^H5975 on him this day. ^H3117

³² But Elisha ^H477 sat ^H3427 in his house, ^H1004 and the elders ^H2205 sat ^H3427 with him; and the king sent ^H7971 a man ^H376 from before ^H6440 him: but ere the messenger ^H4397 came ^H935 to him, he said ^H559 to the elders, ^H2205 See ^H7200 ye how this son ^H1121 of a murderer ^H7523 hath sent ^H7971 to take away ^H5493 mine head? ^H7218 look, ^H7200 when the messenger ^H4397 cometh, ^H935 shut ^H5462 the door, ^H1817 and hold him fast ^H3905 at the door: ^H1817 is not the sound ^H6963 of his master's ^H113 feet ^H7272 behind ^H310 him?

³³ And while he yet talked ^H1696 with them, behold, the messenger ^H4397 came down ^H3381 unto him: and he said, ^H559 Behold, this evil ^H7451 is of the LORD; ^H3068 what should I wait ^H3176 for the LORD ^H3068 any longer?

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¹ And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.

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

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

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

⁵ But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.

⁶ And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

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

⁸ Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

⁹ And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are coming down.

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

¹¹ And 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 show me which of us is for the king of Israel?

¹² And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

¹³ And he said, Go and see 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 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, a host with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

¹⁶ And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.

¹⁷ And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

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

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

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

²¹ And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

²² And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat 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. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

²⁴ And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad 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 kab 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 Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

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.

²⁹ So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she hath hid her son.

³⁰ And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes (now he was passing by upon the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

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

³² But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and `the king' sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

³³ And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah; why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?

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¹ And sons of the prophet say unto Elisha, `Lo, we pray thee, the place where we are dwelling before thee is too strait for us;

² let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and we take thence each one beam, and we make for ourselves there a place to dwell there;' and he saith, `Go.'

³ And the one saith, `Be pleased, I pray thee, and go with thy servants;' and he saith, `I -- I go.'

⁴ And he goeth with them, and they come in to the Jordan, and cut down the trees,

⁵ and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, `Alas! my lord, and it asked!'

⁶ And the man of God saith, `Whither hath it fallen?' and he sheweth him the place, and he cutteth a stick, and casteth thither, and causeth the iron to swim,

⁷ and saith, `Raise to thee;' and he putteth forth his hand and taketh it.

⁸ And the king of Aram hath been fighting against Israel, and taketh counsel with his servants, saying, `At such and such a place `is' my encamping.'

⁹ And the man of God sendeth unto the king of Israel, saying, `Take heed of passing by this place, for thither are the Aramaeans coming down;

¹⁰ and the king of Israel sendeth unto the place of which the man of God spake to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice.

¹¹ And the heart of the king of Aram is tossed about concerning this thing, and he calleth unto his servants, and saith unto them, `Do ye not declare to me who of us `is' for the king of Israel?'

¹² And one of his servants saith, `Nay, my lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet, who `is' in Israel, declareth to the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in the inner part of thy bed-chamber.'

¹³ And he saith, `Go ye and see where he `is', and I send and take him;' and it is declared to him, saying, `Lo -- in Dothan.'

¹⁴ And he sendeth thither horses and chariot, and a heavy force, and they come in by night, and go round against the city.

¹⁵ And the servant of the man of God riseth early, and goeth out, and lo, a force is surrounding the city, and horse and chariot, and his young man saith unto him, `Alas! my lord, how do we do?'

¹⁶ And he saith, `Fear not, for more `are' they who `are' with us than they who `are' with them.'

¹⁷ And Elisha prayeth, and saith, `Jehovah, open, I pray Thee, his eyes, and he doth see;' and Jehovah openeth the eyes of the young man, and he seeth, and lo, the hill is full of horses and chariots of fire, round about Elisha.

¹⁸ And they come down unto it, and Elisha prayeth unto Jehovah, and saith, `Smite, I pray Thee, this nation with blindness;' and He smiteth them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.

¹⁹ And Elisha saith unto them, `This `is' not the way, nor `is' this the city; come after me, and I lead you unto the man whom ye seek;' and he leadeth them to Samaria.

²⁰ And it cometh to pass, at their coming in to Samaria, that Elisha saith, `Jehovah, open the eyes of these, and they see;' and Jehovah openeth their eyes, and they see, and lo, in the midst of Samaria!

²¹ And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, `Do I smite -- do I smite -- my father?'

²² And he saith, `Thou dost not smite; those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow art thou smiting? set bread and water before them, and they eat, and drink, and go unto their lord.'

²³ And he prepareth for them great provision, and they eat and drink, and he sendeth them away, and they go unto their lord: and troops of Aram have not added any more to come in to the land of Israel.

²⁴ And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathereth all his camp, and goeth up, and layeth siege to Samaria,

²⁵ and there is a great famine in Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege to it, till the head of an ass is at eighty silverlings, and a forth of the cab of dovesdung at five silverlings.

²⁶ And it cometh to pass, the king of Israel is passing by on the wall, and a woman hath cried unto him, saying, `Save, my lord, O king.'

²⁷ And he saith, `Jehovah doth not save thee -- whence do I save thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the wine-vat?'

²⁸ And the king saith to her, `What -- to thee?' and she saith, `This woman said unto me, Give thy son, and we eat him to-day, and my son we eat to-morrow;

²⁹ and we boil my son and eat him, and I say unto her on the next day, Give thy son, and we eat him; and she hideth her son.'

³⁰ And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the woman, that he rendeth his garments, and he is passing by on the wall, and the people see, and lo, the sackcloth `is' on his flesh within.

³¹ And he saith, `Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add -- if it remain -- the head of Elisha son of Shaphat -- upon him this day.'

³² And Elisha is sitting in his house, and the elders are sitting with him, and `the king' sendeth a man from before him; before the messenger doth come unto him, even he himself said unto the elders, `Have ye seen that this son of the murderer hath sent to turn aside my head? see, at the coming in of the messenger, shut the door, and ye have held him fast at the door, is not the sound of the feet of his lord behind him?'

³³ He is yet speaking with them, and lo, the messenger is coming down unto him, and he saith, `Lo, this `is' the evil from Jehovah: what -- do I wait for Jehovah any more?'

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¹ And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.

² Let us go, we pray thee, to the Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he said, Go.

³ And one said, Consent, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he said, I will go.

⁴ And he went with them. And they came to the Jordan and cut down the trees.

⁵ And it came to pass as one was felling a beam, that the iron fell into the water; and he cried and said, Alas, master, and it was borrowed!

⁶ And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

⁷ And he said, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out his hand and took it.

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

⁹ And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place, for thither the Syrians are come down.

¹⁰ And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and he was on his guard there. [That took place] not once, nor twice.

¹¹ And the heart of the king of Syria was troubled because of this thing; and he called his servants, and said to 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 Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

¹³ And he said, Go and see where he is, and I will send and fetch him. And it was told him saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

¹⁴ And he sent thither horses and chariots, and a great host, and they came by night and surrounded the city.

¹⁵ And when the attendant of the man of God rose early and went forth, behold, an army surrounded the city, with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

¹⁶ And he said, Fear not, for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.

¹⁷ And Elisha prayed and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

¹⁸ And they came down to him; and Elisha prayed to Jehovah and said, Smite this nation, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

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

²⁰ And it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these [men] that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

²¹ And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite? shall I smite [them]?

²² And he said, Thou shalt not smite [them]: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

²³ And he prepared a great repast for them, and they ate and drank; and he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

²⁴ And it came to pass after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, 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 worth eighty silver-pieces, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung five silver-pieces.

²⁶ And it came to pass as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him saying, Help, my lord O king!

²⁷ And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence should I help thee? Out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

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

²⁹ And we boiled my son, and ate him: and I said to her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she has hidden her son.

³⁰ And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his garments; and he was passing by upon the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

³¹ And he said, God do so, and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall remain on him this day!

³² And Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him. And [the king] sent a man before him. Before the messenger came to him, he himself said to the elders, Do ye see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? See, when the messenger comes; shut the door, and keep him off with the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

³³ And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. And [the king] said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah: why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?

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¹ The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, See now, the place where we dwell before you is too strait for us.

² Let us go, we pray you, to the Jordan, and take there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. He answered, Go you.

³ One said, Be pleased, I pray you, to go with your servants. He answered, I will go.

⁴ So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.

⁵ But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.

⁶ The man of God said, Where fell it? He shown him the place. He cut down a stick, and cast it in there, and made the iron to swim.

⁷ He said, Take it up to you. So he put out his hand, and took it.

⁸ Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

⁹ The man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that you not pass such a place; for there the Syrians are coming down.

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

¹¹ The heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Won't you show me which of us is for the king of Israel?

¹² One of his servants said, No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber.

¹³ He said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him. It was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

¹⁴ Therefore sent he there horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and surrounded the city.

¹⁵ When the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host with horses and chariots was round about the city. His servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

¹⁶ He answered, Don't be afraid; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.

¹⁷ Elisha prayed, and said, Yahweh, Please open his eyes, that he may see. Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

¹⁸ When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to Yahweh, and said, Please smite this people with blindness. He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

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

²⁰ It happened, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Yahweh, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

²¹ The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I strike them? shall I strike them?

²² He answered, You shall not strike them: would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

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

²⁴ It happened after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

²⁵ There was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until a donkey's head was sold for eighty [pieces] of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five [pieces] of silver.

²⁶ As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, there cried a woman to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

²⁷ He said, If Yahweh doesn't help you, whence shall I help you? out of the threshing floor, or out of the winepress?

²⁸ The king said to her, What ails you? She answered, This woman said to me, Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.

²⁹ So we boiled my son, and ate him: and I said to her on the next day, Give your son, that we may eat him; and she has hid her son.

³⁰ It happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes (now he was passing by on the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within on his flesh.

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

³² But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See you how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? behold, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: isn't the sound of his master's feet behind him?

³³ While he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Yahweh; why should I wait for Yahweh any longer?

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¹ Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, There is not room enough for us in the place where we are living under your care;

² So let us go to Jordan, and let everyone get to work cutting boards, and we will make a living-place for ourselves there. And he said to them, Go, then.

³ And one of them said, Be pleased to go with your servants. And he said, I will go.

⁴ So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they got to work cutting down trees.

⁵ But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.

⁶ And the man of God said, Where did it go in? and when he saw the place where it had gone into the water, cutting a stick, he put it into the water, and the iron came up to the top of the water.

⁷ Then he said, Take it up. So he put out his hand and took it.

⁸ At that time the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he had a meeting with the chiefs of his army and said, I will be waiting in secret in some named place.

⁹ And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Take care to keep away from that place, for the Aramaeans are waiting there in secret.

¹⁰ So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God had said there was danger, and kept clear of it more than once.

¹¹ And at this, the mind of the king of Aram was greatly troubled, and he sent for his servants and said to them, Will you not make clear to me which of us is helping the king of Israel?

¹² And one of them said, Not one of us, my lord king; but Elisha, the prophet in Israel, gives the king of Israel news of the words you say even in your bedroom.

¹³ Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan.

¹⁴ So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.

¹⁵ Now the servant of the man of God, having got up early and gone out, saw an army with horses and carriages of war all round the town. And the servant said to him, O my master, what are we to do?

¹⁶ And he said in answer, Have no fear; those who are with us are more than those who are with them.

¹⁷ Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open; and he saw that all the mountain was full of horses and carriages of fire round Elisha.

¹⁸ Now when the Aramaeans came down to Elisha, he made a prayer to the Lord saying, Lord, make this people blind. And he made them blind at Elisha's request.

¹⁹ And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, and this is not the town: come after me so that I may take you to the man you are searching for. And he took them to Samaria.

²⁰ And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that they may see. And the Lord made their eyes open, and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

²¹ And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword?

²² But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.

²³ So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of Aramaeans came into the land of Israel.

²⁴ Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on Samaria, shutting the town in on all sides with his forces.

²⁵ And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels of silver.

²⁶ And when the king of Israel was going by on the wall, a woman came crying out to him, and said, Help! my lord king.

²⁷ And he said, If the Lord does not give you help, where am I to get help for you? from the grain-floor or the grape-crusher?

²⁸ And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she said in answer, This woman said to me, Give your son to be our food today, and we will have my son tomorrow.

²⁹ So, boiling my son, we had a meal of him; and on the day after I said to her, Now give your son for our food; but she has put her son in a secret place.

³⁰ Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and, while he was walking on the wall, the people, looking, saw that under his robe he had haircloth on his flesh.

³¹ Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day.

³² But Elisha was in his house, and the responsible men were seated there with him; and before the king got there, Elisha said to those who were with him, Do you see how this cruel and violent man has sent to take away my life?

³³ While he was still talking to them, the king came down and said, This evil is from the Lord; why am I to go on waiting any longer for the Lord?