Death of Jehoshaphat.

II. KINGS. Elijah brings fire from heaven.

45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehosha- 50 ¶ And Jehoshaphat slept with his phat, and his might that he shewed, and fathers, and was buried with his fathers in how he warred, are they not written in the city of David his father: and Jehoram the book of the Chronicles of the kings of his son reigned in his stead.

51 ¶ Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to

Judah? 46 And the remnant of the sodomites, reign over Israel in Samaria the sevenwhich remained in the days of his father teenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Asa, he took out of the land. and reigned two years over Israel.

47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, 48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish and in the way of his mother, and in the to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not: way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. made Israel to sin:

49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab 53 For he served Baal, and worshipped unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with him, and provoked to anger the LORD God thy servants in the ships. But Jehosha- of Israel, according to all that his father phat would not.

had done.

1 The Second Book of the KINGS, commonly called, The Fourth Book of the KINGS.

CHAP. I.

10 And Elijah answered and said to the Tafter the death of Ahab. HEN Moab rebelled against Israel captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and con2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lat-sume thee and thy fifty. And there came tice in his upper chamber that was in Sa- down fire from heaven, and consumed him maria, and was sick and he sent messen- and his fifty. gers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of 11 Again also he sent unto him another Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, whether I captain of fifty with his fifty. And he anshall recover of this disease. swered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.

3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?

12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed 13 T And he sent again a captain of the on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely third fifty with his fifty. And the third die. And Elijah departed. captain of fifty went up, and came and fell 5 And when the messengers turned on his knees before Elijah, and besought back unto him, he said unto them, Why him, and said unto him, O'man of God, I are ye now turned back? pray thee, let my life, and the life of these 6 And they said unto him, There came fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, 14 Behold, there came fire down from turn again unto the king that sent you, and heaven, and burnt up the two captains of say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it the former fifties with their fifties: therenot because there is not a God in Israel, fore let my life now be precious in thy sight. that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub 15 And the angel of the LORD said unto the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid come down from that bed on which thou of him. And he arose, and went down art gone up, but shalt surely die. with him unto the king.

7 And he said unto them, What manner 16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the of man was he which came up to meet you, LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent mesand told you these words? sengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god 8 And they answered him, He was a of Ekron, (is it not because there is no God hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather in Israel to inquire of his word?) therefore about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah thou shalt not come down off that bed on the Tishbite. which thou artgone up, but shalt surely die. 9 Then the king sent unto him a captain 17 So he died according to the word of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. him and behoid, he sat on the top of a And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man second yearof Jehoram the son of Jehoshaof God, the king hath said, Come down. phat king of Judah; because he had no son.

Elijah is taken up into heaven. CHAP. II, III. Elisha's mockers destroyed.

18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah that fell from him, and went back, and which he did, are they not written in the stood by the bank of Jordan; book of the Chronicles of the kings of 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that Israel? fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah?

CHAP. II.

AND it came to pass, when the LORD And when he also had smitten the waters,

would take up Elijah into heaven by they parted hither and thither: and Elisha a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha went over.

from Gilgal.

15 And when the sons of the prophets 2 And Elijah said unto Elish, Tarry which were to view at Jericho saw him, here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, Elisha. And they came to meet him, and As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, bowed themselves to the ground before him. I will not leave thee. So they went down 16 And they said unto him, Behold now, to Beth-el. there be with thy servants fifty strong men: 3 And the sons of the prophets that were let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will LORD hath taken him up, and cast him take away thy master from thy head to- upon some mountain, or into some valley, day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold And he said, Ye shall not send.

ye your peace.

17 And when they urged him till he was

4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tar- ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therery here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath fore fifty men; and they sought three days, sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the but found him not.

LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will 18 And when they came again to him, not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto 5 And the sons of the prophets that were them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto 19 T And the men of the city said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation away thy master from thy head to-day? of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold the water is nought, and the ground barren. ye your peace. 20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought

6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent it to him. me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.

7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.

22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.

23 T And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald-head; go up, thou bald-head.

24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the 10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard LORD. And there came forth two shething nevertheless, if thou see me when I bears out of the wood, and tare forty and am taken from thee, it shall be so unto two children of them. thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

Samaria.

25 And he went from thence to mount 11 And it came to pass, as they still went Carmel, and from thence he returned to on, and talked, that behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

CHAP. III.

TOW Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the 12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of JuMy father, my father, the chariot of Israel, dah, and reigned twelve years. and the horsemen thereof! And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah

2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.

Jehoram's reign.

II. KINGS.

The Moabites are overcome.

3 Nevertheless, he cleaved unto the sins 19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made and every choice city, and shall fell every Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. good tree, and stop all wells of water, and

4 T And Mesha king of Moab was a mar every good piece of land with stones. sheep-master, and rendered unto the king 20 And it came to pass in the morning, of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and when the meat-offering was offered, that a hundred thousand rams, with the wool. behold, there came water by the way of 5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was Edom, and the country was filled with dead, that the king of Moab rebelled water.

against the king of Israel.

21 ¶ And when all the Moabites heard 6 And king Jehoram went out of Sama- that the kings were come up to fight against ria the same time, and numbered all Israel. them, they gathered all that were able to 7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat put on armour, and upward, and stood in the king of Judah, saying, The king of the border.

Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou 22 And they rose up early in the morngo with me against Moab to battle? And ing, and the sun shone upon the water, he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my and the Moabites saw the water on the people as thy people, and my horses as other side as red as blood: By horses.

8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And be answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.

9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.

23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.

24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.

10 And the king of Israel said, Alas, the t 25 And they beat down the cities, and the LORD hath called these three kings toge- on every good piece of land cast every ther, to deliver them into the hand of Moab! man his stone, and filled it; and they stop11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not ped all the wells of water, and felled all here a prophet of the LORD, that we may the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left inquire of the LORD by him? And one of they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingthe king of Israel's servants answered and ers went about it, and smote it. caid, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat 26 T And when the king of Moab saw which poured water on the hands of Elijah. that the battle was too sore for him, he took

12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of with him seven hundred men that drew the LORD is with him. So the king of swords, to break through even unto the Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of king of Edom: but they could not. Edom went down to him.

27 Then he took his eldest son, that

13 And Elisha said unto the king of Is- should have reigned in his stead, and offerracl, What have I to do with thee? get thee ed him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. to the prophets of thy father, and to the And there was great indignation against Prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel: And they departed from him, and Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD returned to their own land. bath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.

CHAP. IV.

certain woman of

It And Elisha said, as the Lona of hosts the tires crit as one of the prophets liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husit not that I regard the presence of Jeho-band is dead; and thou knowest that thy shaphat the king of Judah, I would not servant did fear the LORD: and the crelook toward thee, nor see thee. ditor is come to take unto him my two sons

15 But now bring me a minstrel. And to be bond-men. it came to pass, when the minstrel played, 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall 1 that the hand of the LORD came upon him. do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the 16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath Make this valley fall of ditches. not any thing in the house save a pot of oil.

17 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.

3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, 18 And this is but a light thing in the and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Mo-thou shalt set aside that which is full. abites also into your hand. 5 So she went from him, and shut the door

The widow's oil multiplied

CHAP. IV.

The Shunammite's son raised.

upon her and upon her sons, who brought young men, and one of the asses, that I the vessels to her; and she poured out. may run to the man of God, and come 6 And it came to pass, when the ves-again.

sels were full, that she said unto her son, 23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto to him to-day? it is neither new-moon, her, There is not a vessel more. And the nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well. oil stayed. 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said

7 Then she came and told the man of to her servant, Drive, and go forward God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and slack not thy riding for me, except I bid pay thy debt, and live thou and thy chil- thee. dren of the rest.

8 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.

25 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, Behold, yonder is that Shunammnite :

26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, 9 And she said unto her husband, Be- and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is hold now, I perceive that this is a holy it well with thy husband? Is it well with man of God, which passeth by us continually.

the child? And she answered, It is well.

27 And when she came to the man of 10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: thee, on the wall; and let us set for him but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and And the man of God said, Let her alone; a candlestick and it shall be, when he for her soul is vexed within her and the cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not 11 And it fell on a day, that he came told me. thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.

12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy 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.

13 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 30 And the mother of the child said, king, or to the captain of the host? And As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth she answered, I'dwell among mine own will not leave thee. And he arose, and people. followed her.

14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.

15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, noc hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child

16 And he said, About this season, ac-is not awaked. cording to the time of life, thou shalt em- 32 And when Elisha was come into the brace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, house, behold, the child was dead, and thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.

17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.

18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

19 And he said unto his father, head, my head. And he said to a Carry him to his mother.

laid upon his bed.

33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.

34 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 be stretched himself My upon the child; and the flesh of the child lad, waxed warm.

20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

22 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the

35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

36 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.

37 Then she went in, and fell at his

feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.

Naaman's leprosy healed.

7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his 38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal. clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to And there was a dearth in the land; and make alive, that this man doth send unto the sons of the prophets were sitting be- me to recover a man of his leprosy? Wherefore him and he said unto his servant, fore consider, I pray you, and see how he Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage seeketh a quarrel against me.

for the sons of the prophets.

&And it was so, when Elisha the man

39 And one went out into the field to of God had heard that the king of Israel gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and had rent his clothes, that he sent to the gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy and came and shred them into the pot of clothes? let him come now to me, and he pottage for they knew them not.

40 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.

41 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 in the pot.

42 T And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

43 And his servitor said, What! should I set this before a hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.

CHAP. V.

OW Naaman, captain of the host of

shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. 9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

11 but Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according

with his master, and honourable, because flesh came again like unto the flesh of a by him the LORD had given deliverance little child, and he was clean. unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in 15 And he returned to the man of valour, but he was a leper. God, he and all his company, and came 2 And the Syrians had gone out by com- and stood before him and he said, Bepanies, and had brought away captive out hold, now I know that there is no God in of the land of Israel a little maid; and all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, she waited on Naaman's wife. I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.

3 And she said unto her mistress, Would 16 But he said, As the LORD liveth, beGod my lord were with the prophet that is fore whom I stand, I will receive none. in Samaria! for he would recover him of And he urged him to take it; but he refused. his leprosy. 17 And Naaman said, Shall there not

4 And one went in, and told his lord, then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant saying, Thus and thus said the maid that two mules burden of earth? for thy seris of the land of Israel. vant will henceforth offer neither burnt5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but and I will send a letter unto the king of unto the LORD.

Israel. And he departed, and took with 18 In this thing the LORD pardon thy him ten talents of silver, and six thousand servant, that when my master goeth into pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. the house of Rimmon to worship there, 6 And he brought the letter to the king and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is myself in the house of Rimmon: when I come unto thee, behold, I have therewith bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing. mayest recover him of his leprosy. 19 And he said unto him, Go in peace.