ountains, and brake in pieces the but the Lord was not in the wind: rthquake; but the Lord was not in ter the earthquake a fire; but the e and after the fire a still, small en Elijah heard it, that he wrapped and went out, and stood in the And, behold, there came a voice it doest thou here, Elijah? And he ealous for the Lord God of hosts: Israel have forsaken thy covenant, rs, and slain thy prophets with the one, am left; and they seek my life, he Lord said unto him, Go, return eft me seven thousand in Israel, all not bowed unto Baal, and every ssed him. SSON XXX. ROSY CURED BY ELISHA rent his clothe alive, that this his leprosy? w he secketh a Elisha the ma had rent his Wherefore has a me, and he sha 3. So Na'a and stood at sent a messeng seven times, thou shalt be away, and said to me, and sta and strike his Are not Aban than all the w be clean! So 4. And his said, My father thing, wouldst [2 Kings v. 1.] ptain of the host of the king of with his master, and honorable, had given deliverance unto Syria. man in valor, but he was a lep'er. then, when he went he down, according to t came again li clean. And h the rake in pieces s not in the wind: e Lord was not in ke a fire; but the fire a still, small , that he wrapped and stood in the here came a voice - Elijah? And he ord God of hosts: ken thy covenant, prophets with the they seek my life, o him, Go, return sand in Israel, a Baal, and every ELISHA of the king of and honorable, nce unto Syria. he was a leper. saying, Now, when this letter i I have therewith sent Na'aman, m thou mayst recover him of his lepro pass, when the king of Israel had rent his clothes, and said, Am I alive, that this man doth send unto his leprosy? wherefore, consider, I he seeketh a quarrel against me. Elisha the man of God had heard had rent his clothes, that he sen Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes me, and he shall know that there is 3. So Na'aman came with his hor and stood at the door of the house sent a messenger unto him, saying, seven times, and thy flesh shall co thou shalt be clean. But Naaman away, and said, Behold, I thought, I to me, and stand, and call on the na and strike his hand over the place Are not Abana and Phar'par, river than all the waters of Israel? may be clean? So he turned and went a 4. And his servants came near, a said, My father, if the prophet had b thing, wouldst thou not have done then, when he saith to thee, Wash. went he down, and dipped himself according to the saying of the man came again like unto the flesh of a clean. And he returned to the mar nt of Elisha the man of God, h spared Naaman this Syrian, that which he brought but, after him, and take somewhat ed after Naaman. And when fter him, he lighted down from d said, Is all well? And he hath sent me, saying, Behold, me from Mount Ephraim, two e prophets: give them, I pray vo changes of garments. And e two talents. And he urged f silver in two bags, with two them upon two of his servants? n. the tower, he took them from n in the house: and he let the But he went in, and stood isha said unto him, Whence he said, Thy servant went no aim, Went not mine heart with again from his chariot to meet ceive money, and to receive refore, of Naaman shall cleave d forever. And he went out white as snow. bowed not, n vants, which may d glad heart: bu gate, that he of indignation he house of ouse of Rimng. And he ed from him a man of God, this Syrian, Drought: but, ake somewhat And when ed down from ell! And he ying, Behold, Ephraim, two them, I pray ments. And nd he urged ags, with two his servants? ›k them from nd he let the 1, and stood im, Whence int went no e heart with riot to meet to receive shall cleave e went out vants, which were in the king's gi Why transgressest thou the king's came to pass, when they spake hearkened not unto them, that th whether Mordecai's matters would them that he was a Jew. And whe decai bowed not, nor did him reve full of wrath. And he thought [it] sc decai alone; for they had showed h cai wherefore, Haman sought to were throughout the whole kingdom people of Mordecai. 2. Now it came to pass, on the tl on her royal apparel, and stood in king's house, over-against the king sat upon his royal throne in the roya gate of the house. And it was so, w the queen standing in the court, the his sight and the king held out to I that was in his hand. So Esther dre top of the sceptre. Then said the ki thou, queen Esther? and what is t even given thee to the half of the answered, If it seem good unto the Haman come this day unto the bang for him. Then the king said, Caus that he may do as Esther hath said. 3. Then went Haman forth tha glad heart but when Haman saw gate, that he stood not up, nor mo of indignation against Mordecai. 8* and all his friends unto him, Let cubits high, and to-morrow speak Mordecai may be hanged thereon: vith the king unto the banquet. man; and he caused the gallows not the king sleep, and he comof records of the chronicles: and ing. And it was found written, vo of the king's chamberlains, the ought to lay hand on the king said, What honor and dignity for this? Then said the king's nto him, There is nothing done id, Who is in the court? Outward court of the king's house, hang Mordecai on the gallows, 1. And the king's servants said standeth in the court. Now And the And the king said unto him, e man whom the king delighteth hought in his heart, To whom honor more than to myself? And For the man whom the king deval apparel be brought, which the horse that the king rideth upon, s set upon his head: and let this ered to the hand of one of the , that they may array the man teth to honor, and bring him on t of the city, and proclaim before gain t 8. But Ham his head cover all his friends, said his wise m cai be of the begun to fall, surely fall befor with him, came Haman unto th king and Ham And the king the banquet of and it shall be it shall be perfo 9. Then Es found favor in let my life be gi request: for we to be slain, and bondmen and H the enemy coul the king Ahasu queen, Who is his heart to do enemy is this wi 10. Then H queen. And th his wrath, went up to make req saw that there w And one of the also, the gallows |