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Gehazi smitten with leprosy.

CHAP. VI.

The Syrians struck blind. the house of Rimmon to worship there, he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow and the iron did swim. myself in the house of Rimmon: when I 7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. bow down myself in the house of Rim- And he put out his hand, and took it. mon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.

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

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.

20 ¶ But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha 9 And the man of God sent unto the the man of God, said, Behold, my master king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not pass not such a place; for thither the Syreceiving at his hands that which he rians are come down.

brought but as the LORD liveth, I will run 10 And the king of Israel sent to the after him, and take somewhat of him. place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

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?

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?

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: 12 And one of his servants said, None, give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet and two changes of garments. that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel 23 And Naaman said, Be content, take the words that thou speakest in thy bedtwo talents. And he urged him, and chamber.

bound two talents of silver in two bags, 13 And he said, Go, and spy where he is, with two changes of garments, and laid that I may send and fetch him. And it was them upon two of his servants; and they told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. bare them before him.

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

25 But he went in, and stood before his master and Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

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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 26 And he said unto him, Went not that be with us are more than they that be mine heart with thee, when the man turned with them.

again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, a time to receive money, and to receive I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. garments, and olive-yards, and vineyards, And the LORD opened the eyes of the young and sheep, and oxen, and men-servants, man; and he saw and behold, the mounand maid-servants? tain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

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.

CHAP. VI.

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

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: fol2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, low me, and I will bring you to the man and take thence every man a beam, and let whom ye seek. But he led them to Saus make us a place there, where we may maria. dwell. And he answered, Go ye.

20 And it came to pass, when they 3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, and go with thy servants. And he an- LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they swered, I will go. may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

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- 21 And the king of Israel said unto Elihead fell into the water: and he cried, and sha, when he saw them, My father, shall I said, Alas, master! For it was borrowed. smite them? shall I smite them?

6 And the man of God said, Where fell 22 And he answered, Thou shalt not it? And he shewed him the place. And smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom

Ben-hadad besieges Samaria.

II. KINGS.

Elisha prophesies of plenty. thou hast taken captive with thy sword and| 3 ¶ And there were four leprous men at with thy bow? set bread and water before the entering in of the gate: and they said them, that they may eat and drink, and go one to another, Why sit we here until we to their master. die?

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.

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.

24 ¶ And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 5 And they rose up in the twilight to go 25 And there was a great famine in Sa- unto the camp of the Syrians: and when maria and behold, they besieged it, until they were come to the uttermost part of the an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces camp of Syria, behold, there was no man of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of there. dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

6 For the LORD had made the host of

26 And as the king of Israel was pass- the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and ing by upon the wall, there cried a woman a noise of horses, even the noise of a great unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. host and they said one to another, Lo, 27 And he said, If the LORD do not help the king of Israel hath hired against us the thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the barn-floor, or out of the wine-press? Egyptians, to come upon us.

28 And the king said unto her, What 7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the aileth thee? And she answered, This wo- twilight, and left their tents, and their man said unto me, Give thy son, that we horses, and their asses, even the camp as may eat him to-day, and we will eat my it was, and fled for their life. 8 And when these lepers came to the

son to-morrow.

29 So we boiled my son, and did eat uttermost part of the camp, they went into him and I said unto her on the next day, one tent, and did eat and drink, and carGive thy son, that we may eat him: and ried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, she hath hid her son. and went and hid it: and came again, and

30 And it came to pass, when the entered into another tent, and carried thence king heard the words of the woman, that he also, and went and hid it.

rent his clothes; and he passed by upon 9 Then they said one to another, We the wall, and the people looked, and be- do not well: this day is a day of good hold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry 31 Then he said, God do so and more till the morning light, some mischief will also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of come upon us: now therefore come, that Shaphat shall stand on him this day. we may go and tell the king's household.

32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the 10 So they came and called unto the elders sat with him; and the king sent a porter of the city and they told them, man from before him: but ere the messen- saying, We came to the camp of the Syriger came to him, he said to the elders, See ans, and behold, there was no man there, ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to neither voice of man, but horses tied, and take away mine head? look, when the asses tied, and the tents as they were. messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

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

12 And the king arose in the night, 33 And while he yet talked with them, and said unto his servants, I will now shew behold, the messenger came down unto you what the Syrians have done to us. him and he said, Behold, this evil is of They know that we be hungry; therefore the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD are they gone out of the camp, to hide any longer? themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them

CHAP. VII.

HEN Elisha said, Hear ye the word alive, and get into the city.

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of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, 13 And one of his servants answered To-morrow about this time shall a mea- and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five sure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and of the horses that remain, which are left in two measures of barley for a shekel, in the the city, (behold, they are as all the multigate of Samaria. tude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I

2 Then a lord on whose hand the king say, they are even as all the multitude of leaned answered the man of God, and said, the Israelites that are consumed :) and let us Behold, if the LORD would make windows send and see. in heaven, might this thing be? And he 14 They took therefore two chariot said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine horses; and the king sent after the host of eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

The unbeliever trode to death.

CHAP. VIII.

Hazael kills his master. 15 And they went after them unto Jor-Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick and dan: and lo, all the way was full of gar- it was told him, saying, The man of God ments and vessels, which the Syrians had is come hither.

cast away in their haste. And the mes- 8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a sengers returned, and told the king.

present in thine hand, and go, meet the 16 And the people went out, and spoiled man of God, and inquire of the LORD by the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of him, saying, shall I recover of this disease? fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two 9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took measures of barley for a shekel, according a present with him, even of every good to the word of the LORD. thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, 17 And the king appointed the lord on and came and stood before him, and said, whose hand he leaned to have the charge Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent of the gate: and the people trode upon him me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this in the gate, and he died, as the man of God disease? had said, who spake when the king came down to him.

10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, thou mayest certainly recover: 18 And it came to pass as the man of howbeit, the LORD hath shewed me, that God had spoken to the king, saying, Two he shall surely die.

measures of barley for a shekel, and a mea- 11 And he settled his countenance steadsure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to- fastly, until he was ashamed: and the man morrow about this time in the gate of Sa- of God wept.

12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my

maria: 19 And that lord answered the man of lord? And he answered, Because I know God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD the evil that thou wilt do unto the children should make windows in heaven, might of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat with the sword, and wilt dash their children, thereof. and rip up their women with child.

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

THEN

CHAP. VIII.

13 And Hazael said, But what! is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? and Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.

HEN spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, say- 14 So he departed from Elisha, and came ing, Arise, and go thou and thine house- to his master; who said to him, What said hold, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told sojourn for the LORD hath called for a fa- me that thou shouldest surely recover. mine; and it shall also come upon the land 15 And it came to pass on the morrow,

seven years.

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 Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.

that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

16 ¶ And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife and 5 And it came to pass, as he was telling he did evil in the sight of the LORD. the king how he had restored a dead body 19 Yet the LORD would not destroy Juto life, that behold, the woman, whose son dah, for David his servant's sake, as he prohe had restored to life, cried to the king for mised him to give him alway a light, and her house and for her land. And Gehazi to his children."

said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, 20 In his days Edom revolted from and this is her son, whom Elisha restored under the hand of Judah, and made a king to life. over themselves.

6 And when the king asked the woman, 21 So Joram went over to Zair, and all she told him. So the king appointed unto the chariots with him: and he rose by her a certain officer, saying, Restore all night, and smote the Edomites which comthat was hers, and all the fruits of the field passed him about, and the captains of the since the day that she left the land even chariots: and the people fled into their until now.

7 ¶ And Elisha came to Damascus : and

tents.

22 Yet Edom revolted from under the

II. KINGS.

Jehu is anointed.

Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram. hand of Judah unto this day. Then Lib-rish: and I will cut off from Ahab him nah revolted at the same time. that pisseth against the wall, and him that 23 ¶ And the rest of the acts of Joram, is shut up and left in Israel: and all that he did, are they not written in 9 And I will make the house of Ahab the book of the chronicles of the kings of like the house of Jeroboam the son of NeJudah? bat, and like the house of Baasha the son of

24 And Joram slept with his fathers, and Ahijah: was buried with his fathers in the city of 10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and

stead.

25 In the twelfth year of Joram the fled. son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the 11 Then Jehu came forth to the serson of Jehoram king of Judah begin to vants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is reign. all well? wherefore came this mad fellow

26 Two and twenty years old was Aha- to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know ziah when he began to reign; and he reign- the man, and his communication. ed one year in Jerusalem. And his mo- 12 And they said, It is false; tell us ther's name was Athaliah, the daughter of now. And he said, Thus and thus spake Omri king of Israel. he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I

27 And he walked in the way of the have anointed thee king over Israel. house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of 13 Then they hasted and took every man the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for his garment, and put it under him on the he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab. top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, 28 ¶ And he went with Joram the son saying, Jehu is king.

of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of 14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. wounded Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he

29 And king Joram went back to be and all Israel, because of Hazael king of healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syria.

Syrians had given him at Ramah, when 15 But king Joram was returned to be he fought against Hazael king of Syria. healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Syrians had given him, when he fought Judah went down to see Joram the son of with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell

CHAP. IX.

AND Elisha the prophet called one of it in Jezreel.

children of the prophets, and said 16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ra- Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to moth-gilead: see Joram. 2 And when thou comest thither, look 17 And there stood a watchman on the out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a comarise up from among his brethren, and car-pany. And Joram said, Take an horseman ry him to an inner chamber; and send to meet them, and let him say,

3 Then take the box of oil, and pour it Is it peace? on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, 18 So there went one on horseback to I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, open the door, and flee, and tarry not. Is it peace? And Jehu said, what hast thou 4 So the young man, even the young to do with peace? turn thee behind me. man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. And the watchman told, saying, The_mes5 And when he came, behold, the cap-senger came to them, but he cometh not tains of the host were sitting; and he said, again.

I have an errand to thee, O captain. And 19 Then he sent out a second on horseJehu said, Unto which of all us? And he back, which came to them, and said, Thus said, To thee, O captain. saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.

6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.

20 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.

7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of 21 And Joram said, Make ready. And his all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of chariot was made ready. And Joram king Jezebel. of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall pe-lout, each in his chariot, and they went out

Ahaziah is slain at Gur.

CHAP. X.

Ahab's children slain. against Jehu, and met him in the portion 37 And the carcass of Jezebel shall be of Naboth the Jezreelite. as dung upon the face of the field in the 22 And it came to pass, when Joram portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? say, This is Jezebel. And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and AND. And Jehu wrote letters, and

her witchcrafts are so many?

CHAP. X.

Ahab had seventy sons in Sama

23 And Joram turned his hands, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is trea- to the elders, and to them that brought up chery, O Ahaziah. Ahab's children, saying,

24 And Jehu drew a bow with his full 2 Now as soon as this letter cometh to strength, and smote Jehoram between his you, seeing your master's sons are with arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, you, and there are with you chariots and and he sunk down in his chariot. horses, a fenced city also, and armour; 25 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, 3 Look even out the best and meetest Take up, and cast him in the portion of of your master's sons, and set him on his the field of Naboth the Jezreelite for re- father's throne, and fight for your master's member how that, when I and thou rode house. together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;

4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, 5 And he that was over the house, and saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in he that was over the city, the elders also, this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore and the bringers up of the children, sent to take and cast him into the plat of ground, Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and according the word of the LORD. will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not 27 ¶ But when Ahaziah the king of Ju- make any king: do thou that which is good day saw this, he fled by the way of the in thine eyes.

garden-house. And Jehu followed after 6 Then he wrote a letter the second time him, and said, Smite him also in the cha- to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye riot. And they did so at the going up to will hearken unto my voice, take ye the Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to heads of the men your master's sons, and Megiddo, and died there.

28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.

come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time. (Now the king's sons being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.)

7 And it came to pass, when the letter 29 And in the eleventh year of Joram came to them, that they took the king's the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign sons, and slew seventy persons, and put over Judah. their heads in baskets, and sent him them

8 ¶ And there came a messenger, and

30 And when Jehu was come to Jez-to Jezreel. reel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked told him, saying, They have brought the out at a window.

31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?

heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.

9 And it came to pass in the morning, 32 And he lifted up his face to the win- that he went out, and stood, and said to all dow, and said, Who is on my side? who? the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I And there looked out to him two or three conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?

eunuchs.

33 And he said, Throw her down. So 10 Know now that there shall fall unto they threw her down: and some of her the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.

34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.

35 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.

11 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolk, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

12 ¶ And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the

36 Wherefore they came again, and told shearing-house in the way, him. And he said, This is the word of the 13 Jehu met with the brethren of AhaLORD, which he spake by his servant Eli-ziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? jah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of And they answered, We are the brethren Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the

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