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* 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 . * 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 . * Then he said , Go , borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours , even empty vessels ; borrow not a few . * 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 . * 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 . * 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 . * 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 . * 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 . * And she said unto her husband , Behold now , I perceive that this is an holy man of God , which passeth by us continually . * 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 . * And it fell on a day , that he came thither , and he turned into the chamber , and lay there . * And he said to Gehazi his servant na #ar #, Call this Shunammite . And when he had called her , she stood before him . * 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 . * And he said , What then is to be done for her ? And Gehazi answered , Verily she hath no child , and her husband is old . * And he said , Call her . And when he had called her , she stood in the door . * And he said , About this season mow #ed #, 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 . * And the woman conceived , and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her , according to the time of life . * And when the child was grown , it fell on a day , that he went out to his father to the reapers . * And he said unto his father , My head ro #sh #, my head ro #sh #. And he said to a lad na #ar #, Carry him to his mother . * And when he had taken him , and brought him to his mother , he sat on her knees till noon , and then died . * And she went up , and laid him on the bed of the man of God , and shut the door upon him , and went out . * And she called unto her husband , and said , Send me , I pray thee , one of the young men na #ar #, and one of the asses , that I may run to the man of God , and come again . * 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 . * Then she saddled an ass , and said to her servant na #ar #, Drive , and go forward ; slack not thy riding for me , except I bid thee . * 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 na #ar #, Behold , yonder is that Shunammite : * 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 . * 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 H . 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 . * Then she said , Did I desire a son of my lord ? did I not say , Do not deceive me ? * 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 na #ar #. * 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 . * And Gehazi passed on before them , and laid the staff upon the face of the child na #ar #; but there was neither voice , nor hearing . Wherefore he went again to meet him , and told him , saying , The child is not awaked . * And when Elisha was come into the house , behold , the child was dead , and laid upon his bed . * He went in therefore , and shut the door upon them twain , and prayed unto the LORD . * 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 . * Then he returned , and walked in the house to #H2008and fro #H2008 ; and went up , and stretched himself upon him : and the child sneezed seven times pa #am #, and the child opened his eyes . * 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 . * Then she went in , and fell at his feet , and bowed herself to the ground , and took up her son , and went out . * 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 na #ar #, Set on the great pot , and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets . * 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 . * 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 . * 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 dabar # in the pot . * And there came a man from Baalshalisha Ba #al , and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits , twenty loaves of barley s @#orah #, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof . And he said , Give unto the people , that they may eat . * 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 . * So he set it before them , and they did eat , and left thereof , according to the word of the LORD .

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