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

Let us go,{H3212} we pray thee, unto the 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.

And one{H259} said,{H559} Be pleased,{H2974} I pray thee, to go{H3212} with thy servants.{H5650} And he answered,{H559} I will go.{H3212}

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

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} my master!{H113} for it was borrowed.{H7592}

And the man{H376} of God{H430} said,{H559} Where{H575} fell{H5307} it? And he showed{H7200} him the place.{H4725} And he cut down{H7094} a stick,{H6086} and cast{H7993} it in thither, and made the iron{H1270} to swim.{H6687}

And he said,{H559} Take it up{H7311} to thee. So he put out{H7971} his hand,{H3027} and took{H3947} it.

Now the king{H4428} of Syria{H758} was warring{H3898} against Israel;{H3478} and he took counsel{H3289} with his servants,{H5650} saying,{H559} In such{H492} and such{H6423} a place{H4725} shall be my camp.{H8466}

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 coming down.{H5185}

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 he saved{H8104} himself there, not once{H259} nor twice.{H8147}

And 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 show{H5046} me which of us is for the king{H4428} of Israel?{H3478}

And one{H259} of his servants{H5650} said,{H559} Nay, 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}

And he said,{H559} Go{H3212} and see{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}

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}

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

And he answered,{H559} Fear{H3372} not; for they that are with us are more{H7227} than they that are with them.

And Elisha{H477} prayed,{H6419} and said,{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} I pray thee, open{H6491} his eyes,{H5869} that he may see.{H7200} And Jehovah{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}

And when they came down{H3381} to him, Elisha{H477} prayed{H6419} unto Jehovah,{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}

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

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

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?

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}

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} And the bands{H1416} of Syria{H758} came{H935} no more{H3254} into the land{H776} of Israel.{H3478}

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}

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 kab{H6894} of dove's dung{H3123} for five{H2568} [ pieces] of silver.{H3701}

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}

And he said,{H559} If Jehovah{H3068} do not help{H3467} thee, whence{H370} shall I help{H3467} thee? out of the threshing-floor,{H1637} or out of the winepress?{H3342}

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}

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}

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} (now he was passing by{H5674} upon the wall);{H2346} and the people{H5971} looked,{H7200} and, behold, he had sackcloth{H8242} within{H1004} upon his flesh.{H1320}

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

But Elisha{H477} was sitting{H3427} in his house,{H1004} and the elders{H2205} were sitting{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} my head?{H7218} look,{H7200} when the messenger{H4397} cometh,{H935} shut{H5462} the door,{H1817} and hold the door{H1817} fast{H3905} against him: is not the sound{H6963} of his master's{H113} feet{H7272} behind{H310} him?

And while he was yet talking{H1696} with them, behold, the messenger{H4397} came down{H3381} unto him: and he said,{H559} Behold, this evil{H7451} is of Jehovah;{H3068} why should I wait{H3176} for Jehovah{H3068} any longer?