Elijah prophesieth the

I. KINGS.

death of Ahaziah. saith the LORD,Is it not because there quire of his word ? therefore the is not a God in Israel, that thou send-shalt not come down off that bed est to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of which thou art gone up, but shalt sureEkron? therefore thou shalt not come ly die. down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

7 And be said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you,and told you these words? 8 And they answered bim, He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

17 So he died, according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jeboram reigned in his stead, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah ; because he had no son.

18 Now the rest of the acts of Aba ziah which he did, are they not writ ten in the book of the Chronicles of

CHAP. II.

9 Then the king sent unto him a cap-the kings of Israel?
tain of fifty with his fifty. And he
went up to him: and, behold, he sat on
the top of a hill. And he spake unto
him, Thou man of God, the king hath
said, Come down.

AND it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 10 And Elijah answered and said to 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry the captain of fifty, If I be a man of here, 1 pray thee; for the Lord hath God, then let fire come down from sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said heaven, and consume thee and thy unto him, As the LORD liveth, and us fifty. And there came down fire from thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. heaven, and consumed him and his So they went down to Beth-el. fifty. 3 And the sons of the prophets that 11 Again also he sent unto him an-were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, other captain of fifty with his fifty, and said unto him, Knowest thou that And he answered and said unto him, the LORD will take away thy master man of God, thus hath the king said,] from thy head to-day? And he said, Come down quickly. Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 12 And Elijah answered and said unto 4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, them, If I be a man of God, let fire tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord come down from heaven, and consume hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God] As the Lond liveth, and as thy soul came down from heaven, and con-liveth, I will not leave thee. So they sumed bim and his fifty. came to Jericho.

13¶ 13 ¶ And he sent again a captain of 5 And the sons of the prophets that the third fifty with his fifty. And the were at Jericho came to Elisha, and third captain of fifty went up, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the came and fell on his knees before Eli- Lond will take away thy master from jab, and besought him, and said unto thy head to-day ? And he answered, Lim, O man of God, 1 pray thee, let Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. my life, and the life of these fifty thy 6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I servants, be precious in thy sight. pray thee, here; for the LORD hath 14 Behold, there came fire down from sent me to Jordau. And he said, 's heaven, and burnt up the two captains the LouD liveth, and as thy soul liv. of the former fifties with their fifties:[eth, I will not leave thee. And they therefore let my life now be precious two went on. in thy sight.

7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view alar oll: and they two stood by Jordan. 8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground,

15 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. 16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal zebub the god of Ekron, is it not be- 9 ¶ And it came to pass, when they cause there is no God in Israel to in-[were gone over, that Elijah said unto

Children mocketh Elisha 21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lond, I have healed these waters; there sball not be from thence any more death or barren land.

22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.

ud he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing; nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. li And it came to pass, as they still| 23 ¶ And he went up from thence went on, and talked, that, behold, unto Beth-el; and as he was going up there appeared a chariot of fire, and by the way, there came forth little horses of fire, and parted them both children out of the city, and mocked asunder; and Elijah went up by a him, and said unto him, Go up, thou whirlwind into heaven.

bald-head; go up, thọu bald head,
24 And he turned back, and looked
on them, and cursed them in the name
of the Lowo. And there came forth
two she-bears out of the wood, and

12 ¶ And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof! And he saw him no more: and he took bold of his own clothes, and rent them inftare forty and two children of them. two pieces. 25 And be went from thence to

13 He took up also the mantle of Eli-mount Carmel, and from thence be jah that fell from him, and went back, returned to Samaria. and stood by the bank of Jordan;

14 And he took the mantle of Elijab

CHAP. III.

NOW Jehoram the son of Abab be

gan to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.

that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? And when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. 2 And he wrought evil in the sight of 15 And when the sons of the prophets the LORD; but not like his father, and which were to view at Jericho sawhke his mother: for he put away the him, they said, The spirit of Elijah image of Baal that his father had made. doth rest on Elisha. And they came 3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the to meet him, and bowed themselves to sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the ground before him. which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom,

16 ¶ And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.

4 ¶ And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master, and rendered unto the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand raws, with the wool.

6 But it came to pass, when Anah was dead, that the king of Moab re belled against the king of Israel. 6 T And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.

18 And when they came again to him, 7 And he went and sent to Jehosha (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto phat the king of Judah, saying, The them, Did I not say unto you, Gouot? king of Moab hath rebelled against. 19 ¶ And the men of the city said unto me: wilt thou go with me against Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situa-|Moab to battle ? "And he said, I will tion of this city is pleasant, as my lord go up; I am as thou art, my people, seeth; but the water is naught, and the as thy people, and my horses as thy ground barren. horses.

20 And he said, Bring cruse, and put salt therein. brought it to him.

Defeat of

9 So the king of Israel went, and the

King of Judali, and the king of Edom:[that m

and they fetched a compass of seven against them,

days' journey: and there was no water were able to put on apare

for the host, and for the cattle that fol-ward, and stood in the border lowed them.

10 And the king of Israel said, Alas, that the Lord hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab !

22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood, 23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.

11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants 24 And when they came to the camp answered and said, Here is Elisha the jol Israel, the Israelites rose up and son of Shaphat, which poured water smote the Moabites, so that they fled on the hands of Elijah. before them; but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.

12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Loup is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

25 And they beat down the cities, and fon every good piece of land east every 13 And Elisha said unto the king of man his stone, and filled it; and they Israel, What have I to do with thee? stopped all the wells of water, and get thee to the prophets of thy father, felled all the good trees: only in Kirand to the prophets of thy mother. baraseth left they the stones thereof; Aud the king of Israel said unto him, [bowbeit the slingers went about il, Nay: for the LORD hath called these and smote it. three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Aloab.

14 And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.

26 TAnd when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, be took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edoni: but they could not.

27 Then he took his eldest son, that should have reigned in his stead, and 15 But now bring me a minstrel. And offered him for a burat-offering upoa it came to pass, when the minstrel the wall. And there was great indig played, that the hand of the LORD action against Israel: and they de came upon him. parted from him, and returned to their

16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Jown land. Make this valley full of ditches ;

CHAP. IV.

17 For thus saith the Lono, Ye shall We wives of the sens of the

18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord; be will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.

NOW

not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; of the yet that valley shall be filled with was prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy serter, that ye may drink, both ye, and vant my husband is dead; and thou your cattle, and your beasts. kuowest that thy servant did fear the Lond; and the creditor is come to take junto him my two sons to be hond-nien. 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hust thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.

3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee res20 And it came to pass in the sels abroad of all thy neighbours, even morning, when the meat-o'lering was empty vessels; borrow not a few. offered, that, behold, there came wa- 4 And when thou art come in, thou ter by the way of Edom, and the coun-shalt shut the door upon thee and upon try was filled with water. [thy sons, and shalt pour out into all

Widow's oil increased.

CHAP. IV. those vessels, and thou shalt set aside] that which is full.

5 So he went froin him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

6. And it came to pass when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

7 Then she caine and told the man of God; and he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

8 ¶ And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that, as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.

10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick; and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turu in thither.

Shunammite's son raised 18 T Aud when the child was growIL 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 lus, 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 himn on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. 22 And 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 newmoon nor sabbath. And she said, Ic shall be well.

24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except 1 bid thee.

25 50 she went, and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. Andit came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:

11 And it fell on a day, that he came 26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, thither, and he turned into the cham-and say unto her, Is it well with thee? ber, and lay there. is it well with thy husband? is it well 12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, with the child? And she answered, Call this Shunammite. And when he] It is well.

had called her, she stood before him. 27 And when she came to the man of 13 And he said unto him, Say now God to the hill, she caught him by the unto her, Behold, thou hast been care-feet: but Gelazi came near to thrust ful for us with all this care: what is to her away. And the man of God said, be done for thee ? wouldest thou be Let her alone; for her soul is vexed spoken for to the king, or to the cap-within her and the Lono hath hid it tain of the bost? And she answered, from me, and hath not told me. I dwell among mine own people.

28 Then she said, Did I desire a son 14 And he said, What then is to be of my lord ? did I not say, Do not dedone for her? And Gehazi answered,|ceive me? Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.

15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her,she stood in the door. 16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy haudmaid.

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

29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up tby loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again and lay my staff upon the face of the child.

30 And the mother of the child said, As the Lond liveth, and as thy sou liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

31 And Gelazi passed on before them. and laid the staff upon the face of the

Further Miracles

II. KINGS.

by Elisha chill; but there was neither voice He said again, Give the people, that nor hearing: wherefore he went again they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, to meet him, and told him, saying, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof The child is not awaked. 44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Load.

32 And when Elisha was come into the house, Behold, the child was dead, und laid upon his bed.

CHAP. V.

Naaman, captain of the host

He went in therefore, and shut the NOW Making of Syria, was a great door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.

34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon 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.

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

man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria : he was also a mighty man in valour; but he was a leper.

2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samarial for he would recover him of his leprosy. 4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, 5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, and took up her son, and went out. go, and I will send a letter unto the 38 T And Elisha came again to Gil-king of Israel. And he departed, and gal and there was a dearth in the took with him ten talents of silver, Tand; and the sons of the prophets and six thousand pieces of gold, and were sitting before him; and he said ten changes of raiment. 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 tap-full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them

not.

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.

7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this mani doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy ? wherefore consider, 1 pray you, and see how he seeketli a quarrel against me.

40 So they poured out for the men to eat: and it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot: and they could not eat thereof. 8 T And it was so, when Elisha the 41 But he said, Then bring meal nan of God had heard that the king of and he cast it into the pot: and he said, | Israel had rent bis clothes, that he sent Pour out for the people, that they may to the king, saying, Wherefore hast eat: and there was no harm in the pot. thou rent thy clothes? let him come 42 T And there came a man from now to me, and he shall know that Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of there is a prophet in Israel. God bread of the first-fruits, twenty 9 So Naaman came with nis horses loaves of barley, and full ears of corn and with his chariot, and stood at the in the husk thereof: and he said, Give|door of the house of Elisha. unto the people, that they may eat. 10 And Elisha seut a messenger unto 43 And his servitor said, What! him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan should I set this before a hundred men? [seven times, and thy flesh shall come