1 And the sons1121 of the prophets5030 said559 to Elisha,477 Behold2009 now,4994 the place4725 where834 8033 we dwell3427 with you is too strait6862 for us.

2 Let us go,3212 we pray4994 you, to Jordan,3383 and take3947 there8033 every man376 a beam,6982 and let us make6213 us a place4725 there,8033 where8033 we may dwell.3427 And he answered,559 Go3212 you.

3 And one259 said,559 Be content,2974 I pray4994 you, and go3212 with your servants.5650 And he answered,559 I will go.3212

4 So he went3212 with them. And when they came935 to Jordan,3383 they cut1504 down wood.6086

5 But as one259 was felling5307 a beam,6982 the ax1270 head1270 fell5307 into413 the water:4325 and he cried,6817 and said,559 Alas,162 master!113 for it was borrowed.7592

6 And the man376 of God430 said,559 Where575 fell5307 it? And he showed7200 him the place.4725 And he cut7094 down a stick,6086 and cast7993 it in thither;8033 and the iron1270 did swim.6687

7 Therefore said559 he, Take7311 it up to you. And he put7971 out his hand,3027 and took3947 it.

8 Then the king4428 of Syria758 warred3898 against Israel,3478 and took counsel3289 with his servants,5650 saying,559 In such6423 and such492 a place4725 shall be my camp.8466

9 And the man376 of God430 sent7971 to the king4428 of Israel,3478 saying,559 Beware8104 that you pass5674 not such2088 a place;4725 for thither8033 the Syrians758 are come5185 down.5181

10 And the king4428 of Israel3478 sent7971 to the place4725 which834 the man376 of God430 told559 him and warned2094 him of, and saved8104 himself there,8033 not once259 nor3808 twice.8147

11 Therefore the heart3820 of the king4428 of Syria758 was sore troubled5590 for this2088 thing;1697 and he called7121 his servants,5650 and said559 to them, Will you not show5046 me which4310 of us is for the king4428 of Israel?3478

12 And one259 of his servants5650 said,559 None,3808 my lord,113 O king:4428 but Elisha,477 the prophet5030 that is in Israel,3478 tells5046 the king4428 of Israel3478 the words1697 that you speak1696 in your bedchamber.2315 4904

13 And he said,559 Go3212 and spy7200 where351 he is, that I may send7971 and fetch3947 him. And it was told5046 him, saying,559 Behold,2009 he is in Dothan.1886

14 Therefore sent7971 he thither8033 horses,5483 and chariots,7393 and a great3515 host:2428 and they came935 by night,3915 and compassed5362 the city5892 about.5362

15 And when the servant8334 of the man376 of God430 was risen6965 early,7925 and gone3318 forth,3318 behold,2009 an host2428 compassed5437 the city5892 both with horses5483 and chariots.7393 And his servant5288 said559 to him, Alas,162 my master!113 how349 shall we do?6213

16 And he answered,559 Fear3372 not: for they that be with us are more7227 than they that be with them.

17 And Elisha477 prayed,6419 and said,559 LORD,3068 I pray4994 you, open6491 his eyes,5869 that he may see.7200 And the LORD3068 opened6491 the eyes5869 of the young5288 man; and he saw:7200 and, behold,2009 the mountain2022 was full4390 of horses5483 and chariots7393 of fire784 round5439 about Elisha.477

18 And when they came3381 down3381 to him, Elisha477 prayed6419 to the LORD,3068 and said,559 Smite5221 this2088 people,1471 I pray4994 you, with blindness.5575 And he smote5221 them with blindness5575 according to the word1697 of Elisha.477

19 And Elisha477 said559 to them, This2088 is not the way,1870 neither3808 is this2090 the city:5892 follow3212 310 me, and I will bring3212 you to the man376 whom834 you seek.1245 But he led3212 them to Samaria.8111

20 And it came1961 to pass, when they were come935 into Samaria,8111 that Elisha477 said,559 LORD,3068 open6491 the eyes5869 of these428 men, that they may see.7200 And the LORD3068 opened6491 their eyes,5869 and they saw;7200 and, behold,2009 they were in the middle8432 of Samaria.8111

21 And the king4428 of Israel3478 said559 to Elisha,477 when he saw7200 them, My father,1 shall I smite5221 them? shall I smite5221 them?

22 And he answered,559 You shall not smite5221 them: would you smite5221 those whom834 you have taken captive7617 with your sword2719 and with your bow?7198 set7760 bread3899 and water4325 before6440 them, that they may eat398 and drink,8354 and go3212 to their master.113

23 And he prepared3739 great1419 provision3740 for them: and when they had eaten398 and drunk,8354 he sent7971 them away, and they went3212 to their master.113 So the bands1416 of Syria758 came935 no3808 more3254 5750 into the land776 of Israel.3478

24 And it came1961 to pass after310 this,3651 that Benhadad1130 king4428 of Syria758 gathered6908 all3605 his host, and went5927 up, and besieged6696 Samaria.8111

25 And there was a great1419 famine7458 in Samaria:8111 and, behold,2009 they besieged6696 it, until5704 an ass's2543 head7218 was sold for fourscore8084 pieces of silver,3701 and the fourth7255 part of a cab6894 of dove's1686 dung2755 for five2568 pieces of silver.3701

26 And as the king4428 of Israel3478 was passing5674 by on the wall,2346 there cried6817 a woman802 to him, saying,559 Help,3467 my lord,113 O king.4428

27 And he said,559 If the LORD3068 do not help3467 you, from where370 shall I help3467 you? out of the barn floor,1637 or176 out of the wine press?3342

28 And the king4428 said559 to her, What4100 ails you? And she answered,559 This2063 woman802 said559 to me, Give5414 your son,1121 that we may eat398 him to day,3117 and we will eat398 my son1121 to morrow.4279

29 So we boiled1310 my son,1121 and did eat398 him: and I said559 to her on the next312 day,3117 Give5414 your son,1121 that we may eat398 him: and she has hid2244 her son.1121

30 And it came1961 to pass, when the king4428 heard8085 the words1697 of the woman,802 that he rent7167 his clothes;899 and he passed5674 by on the wall,2346 and the people5971 looked,7200 and, behold,2009 he had sackcloth8242 within1004 on his flesh.1320

31 Then he said,559 God430 do6213 so3541 and more3254 also3541 to me, if518 the head7218 of Elisha477 the son1121 of Shaphat8202 shall stand5975 on5921 him this day.3117

32 But Elisha477 sat3427 in his house,1004 and the elders2205 sat3427 with him; and the king sent7971 a man376 from before6440 him: but ere2962 the messenger4397 came935 to him, he said559 to the elders,2205 See7200 you how3588 this son1121 of a murderer7523 has sent7971 to take5493 away my head?7218 look,7200 when the messenger4397 comes,935 shut5462 the door,1817 and hold3905 him fast at the door:1817 is not the sound6963 of his master's113 feet7272 behind310 him?

33 And while he yet5750 talked1696 with them, behold,2009 the messenger4397 came3381 down3381 to him: and he said,559 Behold,2009 this2063 evil7451 is of the LORD;3068 what4100 should I wait3176 for the LORD3068 any longer?5750