2 Kings 6
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 shewed * 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 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, 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?
