1 And the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 said 559 unto 6440 Elisha 477, Behold now, the place 4725 where we dwell 3427 with thee is too strait 6862 for us.
2 Let us go 3212, we pray thee, unto Jordan 3383, and take 3947 thence every man 376 a 259 beam 6982, and let us make 6213 us a place 4725 there, where we may dwell 3427. And he answered 559, Go 3212 ye.
3 And one 259 said 559, Be content 2974, I pray thee, and go 3212 with thy servants 5650. And he answered 559, I will go 3212.
4 So he went 3212 with them. And when they came 935 to Jordan 3383, they cut down 1504 wood 6086.
5 But as one 259 was felling 5307 a beam 6982, the axe head 1270 fell 5307 into the water 4325: and he cried 6817, and said 559, Alas 162, master 113! for it was borrowed 7592.
6 And the man 376 of God 430 said 559, Where 575 fell 5307 it? And he shewed 7200 him the place 4725. And he cut down 7094 a stick 6086, and cast 7993 it in thither; and the iron 1270 did swim 6687.
7 Therefore said 559 he, Take it up 7311 to thee. And he put out 7971 his hand 3027, and took 3947 it.
8 Then the king 4428 of Syria 758 warred 3898 against Israel 3478, and took counsel 3289 with his servants 5650, saying 559, In such 6423 and such 492 a place 4725 shall be my camp 8466.
9 And the man 376 of God 430 sent 7971 unto the king 4428 of Israel 3478, saying 559, Beware 8104 that thou pass 5674 not such 2088 a place 4725; for thither the Syrians 758 are come down 5185.
10 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 sent 7971 to the place 4725 which the man 376 of God 430 told 559 him and warned 2094 him of, and saved 8104 himself there, not once 259 nor twice 8147.
11 Therefore the heart 3820 of the king 4428 of Syria 758 was sore troubled 5590 for this thing 1697; and he called 7121 his servants 5650, and said 559 unto them, Will ye not shew 5046 me which of us is for the king 4428 of Israel 3478?
12 And one 259 of his servants 5650 said 559, None, my lord 113, O king 4428: but Elisha 477, the prophet 5030 that is in Israel 3478, telleth 5046 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 the words 1697 that thou speakest 1696 in thy bedchamber 2315 4904.
13 And he said 559, Go 3212 and spy 7200 where 351 he is, that I may send 7971 and fetch 3947 him. And it was told 5046 him, saying 559, Behold, he is in Dothan 1886.
14 Therefore sent 7971 he thither horses 5483, and chariots 7393, and a great 3515 host 2428: and they came 935 by night 3915, and compassed 5362 0 the city 5892 about 5362.
15 And when the servant 8334 of the man 376 of God 430 was risen 6965 early 7925, and gone forth 3318, behold, an host 2428 compassed 5437 the city 5892 both with horses 5483 and chariots 7393. And his servant 5288 said 559 unto him, Alas 162, my master 113! how shall we do 6213?
16 And he answered 559, Fear 3372 not: for they that be with us are more 7227 than they that be with them.
17 And Elisha 477 prayed 6419, and said 559, LORD 3068, I pray thee, open 6491 his eyes 5869, that he may see 7200. And the LORD 3068 opened 6491 the eyes 5869 of the young man 5288; and he saw 7200: and, behold, the mountain 2022 was full 4390 of horses 5483 and chariots 7393 of fire 784 round about 5439 Elisha 477.
18 And when they came down 3381 to him, Elisha 477 prayed 6419 unto the LORD 3068, and said 559, Smite 5221 this people 1471, I pray thee, with blindness 5575. And he smote 5221 them with blindness 5575 according to the word 1697 of Elisha 477.
19 And Elisha 477 said 559 unto them, This is not the way 1870, neither is this 2090 the city 5892: follow 3212 310 me, and I will bring 3212 you to the man 376 whom ye seek 1245. But he led 3212 them to Samaria 8111.
20 And it came to pass, when they were come 935 into Samaria 8111, that Elisha 477 said 559, LORD 3068, open 6491 the eyes 5869 of these men, that they may see 7200. And the LORD 3068 opened 6491 their eyes 5869, and they saw 7200; and, behold, they were in the midst 8432 of Samaria 8111.
21 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 unto Elisha 477, when he saw 7200 them, My father 1, shall I smite 5221 them? shall I smite 5221 them?
22 And he answered 559, Thou shalt not smite 5221 them: wouldest thou smite 5221 those whom thou hast taken captive 7617 with thy sword 2719 and with thy bow 7198? set 7760 bread 3899 and water 4325 before 6440 them, that they may eat 398 and drink 8354, and go 3212 to their master 113.
23 And he prepared 3739 great 1419 provision 3740 for them: and when they had eaten 398 and drunk 8354, he sent them away 7971, and they went 3212 to their master 113. So the bands 1416 of Syria 758 came 935 no more 3254 into the land 776 of Israel 3478.
24 And it came to pass after this 310, that Benhadad 1130 king 4428 of Syria 758 gathered 6908 all his host 4264, and went up 5927, and besieged 6696 Samaria 8111.
25 And there was a great 1419 famine 7458 in Samaria 8111: and, behold, they besieged 6696 it, until an ass's 2543 head 7218 was sold for fourscore 8084 pieces of silver 3701, and the fourth part 7255 of a cab 6894 of dove's dung 1686 3123 2755 for five 2568 pieces of silver 3701.
26 And as the king 4428 of Israel 3478 was passing by 5674 upon the wall 2346, there cried 6817 a woman 802 unto him, saying 559, Help 3467, my lord 113, O king 4428.
27 And he said 559, If the LORD 3068 do not help 3467 thee, whence 370 shall I help 3467 thee? out of the barnfloor 1637, or out of the winepress 3342?
28 And the king 4428 said 559 unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered 559, This woman 802 said 559 unto me, Give 5414 thy son 1121, that we may eat 398 him to day 3117, and we will eat 398 my son 1121 to morrow 4279.
29 So we boiled 1310 my son 1121, and did eat 398 him: and I said 559 unto her on the next 312 day 3117, Give 5414 thy son 1121, that we may eat 398 him: and she hath hid 2244 her son 1121.
30 And it came to pass, when the king 4428 heard 8085 the words 1697 of the woman 802, that he rent 7167 his clothes 899; and he passed by 5674 upon the wall 2346, and the people 5971 looked 7200, and, behold, he had sackcloth 8242 within 1004 upon his flesh 1320.
31 Then he said 559, God 430 do 6213 so and more 3254 also to me, if the head 7218 of Elisha 477 the son 1121 of Shaphat 8202 shall stand 5975 on him this day 3117.
32 But Elisha 477 sat 3427 in his house 1004, and the elders 2205 sat 3427 with him; and the king sent 7971 a man 376 from before 6440 him: but ere the messenger 4397 came 935 to him, he said 559 to the elders 2205, See 7200 ye how this son 1121 of a murderer 7523 hath sent 7971 to take away 5493 mine head 7218? look 7200, when the messenger 4397 cometh 935, shut 5462 the door 1817, and hold him fast 3905 at the door 1817: is not the sound 6963 of his master's 113 feet 7272 behind 310 him?
33 And while he yet talked 1696 with them, behold, the messenger 4397 came down 3381 unto him: and he said 559, Behold, this evil 7451 is of the LORD 3068; what should I wait 3176 for the LORD 3068 any longer?