2 Kings 4
1. Now there cried * a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying * , Thy servant my husband is dead * ; and thou knowest * that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor * is come * to take * unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
2. And Elisha said * unto her, What shall I do * for thee? tell * me, what hast thou in the house? And she said * , Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house,save a pot of oil.
3. Then he said * , Go * , borrow * thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few * .
4. And when thou art come in * , thou shalt shut * the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out * into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside * that which is full.
5. So she went * from 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 came * 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 an 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 turn * in thither.
11. And it fell on a day, that he came * thither, and he turned * into the chamber,and lay * there.
12. And he said * to Gehazi his servant, Call * this Shunammite. And when he had called * her, she stood * before him.
13. And he said * unto him, Say * now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful * for us with all this care; what is to be done * for thee? wouldest thou be spoken * for to the king, or to the captain of the host?And she answered * , I dwell * among mine own people.
14. And he said * , What then is to be done * for her? And Gehazi answered * , 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 thine handmaid.
17. And the woman conceived * , and bare * a son at that season that Elisha had said * unto her, according to the time of life.
18. 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. 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 new moon,nor sabbath. And she said * , It 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 I bid * thee.
25. So she went * and came * unto the man of God to 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.
27. And when she came * to the man of God to the hill, she caught * him by the feet: but Gehazi came near * to thrust her away * . And the man of God said * , Let her alone * ; for her soul is vexed * within her: and the LORD hath hid * it from me, and hath not told * me.
28. Then she said * , Did I desire * a son of my lord? did I not say * , Do not deceive * me?
29. Then he said * to Gehazi, Gird up * thy loins, and take * my staff in thine 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 LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave * thee. And he arose * , and followed * her.
31. And Gehazi passed on * before them, and laid * the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again * to meet * him, and told * him, saying * , The child is not awaked * .
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, 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 * Gehazi, and said * , Call * this Shunammite. So he called * her. And when she was come in * unto him, he said * , Take up * thy son.
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. And Elisha came again * to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting * 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 pottage, that they cried out * , and said * , O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could * not eat * thereof.
41. But he said * , Then bring * 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. And there came * a man from Baalshalisha, 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 * , What, 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 * , and left * thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
