1 Then Elisha 477 said 559, Hear 8085 ye the word 1697 of the LORD 3068; Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068, To morrow 4279 about this time 6256 shall a measure 5429 of fine flour 5560 be sold for a shekel 8255, and two measures 5429 of barley 8184 for a shekel 8255, in the gate 8179 of Samaria 8111.
2 Then a lord 7991 on whose hand 3027 the king 4428 leaned 8172 answered 6030 the man 376 of God 430, and said 559, Behold, if the LORD 3068 would make 6213 windows 699 in heaven 8064, might this thing 1697 be? And he said 559, Behold, thou shalt see 7200 it with thine eyes 5869, but shalt not eat 398 thereof.
3 And there were four 702 leprous 6879 men 582 at the entering in 6607 of the gate 8179: and they said 559 one 376 to another 7453, Why sit 3427 we here until we die 4191?
4 If we say 559, We will enter 935 into the city 5892, then the famine 7458 is in the city 5892, and we shall die 4191 there: and if we sit still 3427 here, we die 4191 also. Now therefore come 3212, and let us fall 5307 unto the host 4264 of the Syrians 758: if they save us alive 2421, we shall live 2421; and if they kill 4191 us, we shall but die 4191.
5 And they rose up 6965 in the twilight 5399, to go 935 unto the camp 4264 of the Syrians 758: and when they were come 935 to the uttermost part 7097 of the camp 4264 of Syria 758, behold, there was no man 376 there.
6 For the Lord 136 had made the host 4264 of the Syrians 758 to hear 8085 a noise 6963 of chariots 7393, and a noise 6963 of horses 5483, even the noise 6963 of a great 1419 host 2428: and they said 559 one 376 to another 251, Lo, the king 4428 of Israel 3478 hath hired 7936 against us the kings 4428 of the Hittites 2850, and the kings 4428 of the Egyptians 4714, to come 935 upon us.
7 Wherefore they arose 6965 and fled 5127 in the twilight 5399, and left 5800 their tents 168, and their horses 5483, and their asses 2543, even the camp 4264 as it was, and fled 5127 for their life 5315.
8 And when these lepers 6879 came 935 to the uttermost part 7097 of the camp 4264, they went 935 into one 259 tent 168, and did eat 398 and drink 8354, and carried 5375 thence silver 3701, and gold 2091, and raiment 899, and went 3212 and hid 2934 it; and came again 7725, and entered 935 into another 312 tent 168, and carried 5375 thence also, and went 3212 and hid 2934 it.
9 Then they said 559 one 376 to another 7453, We do 6213 not well: this day 3117 is a day 3117 of good tidings 1309, and we hold our peace 2814: if we tarry 2442 till the morning 1242 light 216, some mischief 5771 will come 4672 upon us: now therefore come 3212, that we may go 935 and tell 5046 the king's 4428 household 1004.
10 So they came 935 and called 7121 unto the porter 7778 of the city 5892: and they told 5046 them, saying 559, We came 935 to the camp 4264 of the Syrians 758, and, behold, there was no man 376 there, neither voice 6963 of man 120, but horses 5483 tied 631, and asses 2543 tied 631, and the tents 168 as they were.
11 And he called 7121 the porters 7778; and they told 5046 it to the king's 4428 house 1004 within 6441.
12 And the king 4428 arose 6965 in the night 3915, and said 559 unto his servants 5650, I will now shew 5046 you what the Syrians 758 have done 6213 to us. They know 3045 that we be hungry 7457; therefore are they gone out 3318 of the camp 4264 to hide 2247 themselves in the field 7704, saying 559, When they come out 3318 of the city 5892, we shall catch 8610 them alive 2416, and get 935 into the city 5892.
13 And one 259 of his servants 5650 answered 6030 and said 559, Let some take 3947, I pray thee, five 2568 of the horses 5483 that remain 7604, which are left 7604 in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude 1995 of Israel 3478 that are left 7604 in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude 1995 of the Israelites 3478 that are consumed 8552:) and let us send 7971 and see 7200.
14 They took 3947 therefore two 8147 chariot 7393 horses 5483; and the king 4428 sent 7971 after 310 the host 4264 of the Syrians 758, saying 559, Go 3212 and see 7200.
15 And they went 3212 after 310 them unto Jordan 3383: and, lo, all the way 1870 was full 4392 of garments 899 and vessels 3627, which the Syrians 758 had cast away 7993 in their haste 2648. And the messengers 4397 returned 7725, and told 5046 the king 4428.
16 And the people 5971 went out 3318, and spoiled 962 the tents 4264 of the Syrians 758. So a measure 5429 of fine flour 5560 was sold for a shekel 8255, and two measures 5429 of barley 8184 for a shekel 8255, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068.
17 And the king 4428 appointed 6485 the lord 7991 on whose hand 3027 he leaned 8172 to have the charge of the gate 8179: and the people 5971 trode 7429 upon him in the gate 8179, and he died 4191, as the man 376 of God 430 had said 1696, who spake 1696 when the king 4428 came down 3381 to him.
18 And it came to pass as the man 376 of God 430 had spoken 1696 to the king 4428, saying 559, Two measures 5429 of barley 8184 for a shekel 8255, and a measure 5429 of fine flour 5560 for a shekel 8255, shall be to morrow 4279 about this time 6256 in the gate 8179 of Samaria 8111:
19 And that lord 7991 answered 6030 the man 376 of God 430, and said 559, Now, behold, if the LORD 3068 should make 6213 windows 699 in heaven 8064, might such a thing 1697 be? And he said 559, Behold, thou shalt see 7200 it with thine eyes 5869, but shalt not eat 398 thereof.
20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people 5971 trode 7429 upon him in the gate 8179, and he died 4191.