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* And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha , Behold now , the place where we live with you [is ] too small for us . * Please let us go to Jordan . And let each man take a beam from there . And let us make us a place there , where we may dwell . And he answered , Go . * And one said , Be content , please , and go with your servants . And he answered them , I will go . * And he went with them . And they came to Jordan , and they cut down trees . * And it happened as one was felling a log , the axe-head fell into the water . And he cried and said , Alas , master ! For it was borrowed . * And the man of God said , Where did it fall ? And he showed him the place . And he cut down a stick and threw [it ] in there . And the iron swam . * And he said , take [it ] up to you . And he put out his hand and took it . * And the king of Syria warred against Israel , and took counsel with his servants , saying , In such and such a place [shall be ] my camp . * And the man of God sent to the king of Israel , saying , Beware that you do not pass such a place , for the Syrians have come down there . * And the king of Israel sent to the place of which the man of God told him and warned him , and saved himself there , not once nor twice . * And the heart of the king of Syria was enraged for this thing . And he called his servants and said to them , Will you not show me which of us [is ] for the king of Israel ? * And one of his servants said , None , my lord , O king , but Elisha the prophet , who [is ] in Israel , tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom . * And he said , Go and spy where he [is ], so that I may send and bring him . And it was told him , saying , Behold , [he is ] in Dothan . * And he sent there horses and chariots and a great army . And they came by night and surrounded the city . * And the servant of the man of God arose early and went out . And , behold , an army surrounded the city , and horses and chariots . And his servant said to him , Alas , my master ! What shall we do ? * And he answered , Do not fear , for those with us [are ] more than those with them . * And Elisha prayed and said , I pray You , LORD , open his eyes so 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 . * And they came down to it , and Elisha prayed to the LORD and said , I pray You , strike this people with blindness . And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha . * And Elisha said to them , This [is ] not the way , nor [is ] this the city . Follow me and I will bring you to the man whom you seek . But he led them to Samaria . * And it happened when they came into Samaria , Elisha said , LORD , open the eyes of these [men ] so that they may see . And the LORD opened their eyes , and they saw . And behold , [they were ] in the middle of Samaria . * And when he saw them , the king of Israel said to Elisha , My father , shall I strike [them ]? Shall I strike [them ]? * And he answered , You shall not strike [them ]. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow ? Set bread and water before them so that they may eat and drink , and go to their master . * And he prepared a great feast for them . And when they had eaten and drunk , he sent them away , and they went to their master . And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel . * And it happened after this Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his army and went up and lay siege to Samaria . * And there was a great famine in Samaria . And , behold , they besieged it until an ass 's head was [sold ] for eighty [pieces ] of silver , and the fourth part of a cab of dove 's dung for five silver pieces . * And as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall , a woman cried to him , saying , Help , my lord , O king ! * And he said , if the LORD does not help you , from where shall I help you ? Out of the barn-floor , or out of the winepress ? * And the king said to her , What [ails ] you ? And she said , This woman said to me , Give your son so that we may eat him today , and we will eat my son tomorrow . * And we boiled my son and ate him . And I said to her on the other day , Give your son so that we may eat him . And she has hidden her son . * And it happened when the king heard the words of the woman , he tore his clothes . And he passed by on the wall , and the people looked , and , behold , [he had ] sackcloth inside on his flesh . * And he said , May God do so , and more also , to me , if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day . * But Elisha sat in his house , and the elders sat with him . And he sent a man from before him . [But ] before the messenger came to him , he said to the elders , Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head ? Look , when the messenger comes , shut the door and hold him fast at the door . [Is ] not the sound of his master 's feet behind him ? * While he still talked with them , behold , the messenger came down to him . And he said , Behold , this evil [is ] from the LORD . Why should I wait for the LORD any longer ? * And Elisha said , Hear the word of the LORD ! So says the LORD , Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour [will be ] sold at a shekel , and two measures of barley at a shekel , in the gate of Samaria . * And the third officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God , and said , Behold , [if ] the LORD would make windows in heaven , then this thing might be . And he said , Behold , you shall see with your eyes , but you shall not eat of it . * And four men , lepers , were at the gate entrance . And they said to one another , Why do we sit here until we die ? * If we say , We will enter into the city , then the famine [is ] in the city , and we shall die there . And if we still sit here , we also shall die . And now come and let us fall to the army of the Syrians . If they save us alive , we shall live . And if they kill us , we shall only die . * And they rose up in the twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians . And when they had come to the outermost part of the camp of Syria , behold , no man [was ] there ! * For the LORD had made the army of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots and a noise of horses , the noise of a great army . And they said to one another , Lo , the king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians against us , to come on us . * And they arose and fled in the twilight and left their tents and their horses and their asses , the camp , as it [was ], and fled for their life . * And when these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp , they went into one tent and ate and drank , and carried silver and gold and clothing from there , and went and hid [it ]. And they came again and entered into another tent and carried from there , and went and hid [it ]. * And they said to one another , We are not doing right . This day [is ] a day of good news , and we hold our peace . If we stay until the morning light , some punishment will come on us . And now come , so that we may go and tell the king 's household . * And they came and called to the porter of the city . And they told them , saying , We came to the camp of the Syrians , and , behold , no man [was ] there , neither voice of man , but horses tied , and asses tied , and the tents as they [were . * And he called the porters . And they told [it ] to the king 's house inside . * And the king arose in the night and said to his servants , I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us . They know that we [are ] hungry , and they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field , saying , When they come out of the city , we shall catch them alive and get into the city . * And one of his servants answered and said , Please let [some ] take five of the horses which remain , which are left in the city ; behold , they [are ] like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it ; behold , they [are ] even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed . And we will send and see . * And they took two chariots [with ] horses . And the king sent after the army of the Syrians , saying , Go and see . * And they went after them to Jordan . And , lo , all the way [was ] full of clothing and vessels which the Syrians had thrown away in their haste . And the messengers returned and told the king . * And the people went out and plundered the tents of the Syrians . And it happened , a measure of fine flour was [sold ] for a shekel , and two measures of barley for a shekel , according to the word of the LORD . * And the king appointed the third officer over the gate , [the one ] on whose hand he had leaned . And the people trampled on him in the gate , and he died , as the man of God had said , who spoke when the king came down to him . * And it happened according to the saying of the man of God to the king , saying , Two measures of barley for a shekel , and a measure of fine flour for a shekel : [This ] shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria . * And the third officer answered the man of God and said , Behold , [if ] the LORD should make windows in heaven , then such a thing might be . And he said , Behold , you shall see it with your eyes , but you shall not eat of it . * And it happened to him , for the people trampled on him in the gate , and he died . * And Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life , saying , Arise and go , you and your household , and live wherever you can live . For the LORD has called for a famine . And it shall also come on the land seven years .

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