Now aElisha spoke
to the woman
whose
son
he had restored
to life
, saying
, "Arise
and go
1with your household
, and sojourn
wherever
you can sojourn
; for the bLORD
has called
for a famine
, and cit will even
come
on the land
for seven
years
."
So the woman arose
and did
according to the word
of the man
of God
, and she went
with her household
and sojourned
in the land
of the Philistines
seven
years
.
At the end of seven
years
, the woman
returned
from the land
of the Philistines
; and she went
out to 1appeal
to the king
for her house
and for her field
.
Now the king was talking
with aGehazi
, the servant
of the man
of God
, saying
, "Please
relate
to me all
the great
things
that Elisha
has done
."
As he was relating to the king
ahow
he had restored
to life
the one who was dead
, behold
, the woman
whose
son
he had restored
to life
1appealed
to the king
for her house
and for her field
. And Gehazi
said
, "My lord
, O king
, this
is the woman
and this
is her son
, whom
Elisha
restored
to life
."
When the king asked
the woman
, she related
it to him. So the king
appointed
for her a certain
officer
, saying
, "Restore
all
that was hers and all
the produce
of the field
from the day
that she left
the land
even until
now
."
Then Elisha came
to aDamascus
. Now bBen-hadad
king
of Aram
was sick
, and it was told
him, saying
, " cThe man
of God
has come
here
."
The king said
to aHazael
, " bTake
a gift
in your hand
and go
to meet
the man
of God
, and cinquire
of the LORD
by him, saying
, `Will I recover
from this
sickness
?' "
So Hazael went
to meet
him and took
a gift
in his hand
, even every
kind of good
thing
of Damascus
, forty
camels'
loads
; and he came
and stood
before
him and said
, " aYour son
Ben-hadad
king
of Aram
has sent
me to you, saying
, `Will I recover
from this
sickness
?' "
Then Elisha said
to him, " aGo
, say
to him, `You will surely
recover
,' but the bLORD
has shown
me that he will certainly
die
."
He 1fixed his gaze
steadily
on him auntil
he was ashamed
, and bthe man
of God
wept
.
Hazael said
, "Why
does my lord
weep
?" Then he 1answered
, "Because
aI know
the evil
that you will do
to the sons
of Israel
: their strongholds
you will set
on fire
, and their young
men
you will kill
with the sword
, and their little
ones
you bwill dash
in pieces
, and their women
with child
you will rip
up."
Then Hazael said
, "But what
is your servant
, awho is but a dog
, that he should do
this
great
thing
?" And Elisha
1answered
, " bThe LORD
has shown
me that you will be king
over
Aram
."
So he departed from Elisha
and returned
to his master
, who said
to him, "What
did Elisha
say
to you?" And he 1answered
, "He told
me that ayou would surely
recover
."
On the following day
, he took
the cover
and dipped
it in water
and spread
it on his face
, aso that he died
. And Hazael
became
king
in his place
.
Now in the fifth year
of aJoram
the son
of Ahab
king
of Israel
, Jehoshaphat
being then the king
of Judah
, Jehoram
the son
of Jehoshaphat
king
of Judah
became
king
.
He was athirty-two years
old
when he became
king
, and he reigned
eight
years
in Jerusalem
.
He walked in the way
of the kings
of Israel
, just
as the house
of Ahab
had done
, for athe daughter
of Ahab
became
his wife
; and he did
evil
in the sight
of the LORD
.
However, the LORD was not willing
to destroy
Judah
, for the sake
of David
His servant
, asince
He had 1promised
him to give
a 2lamp
to him through his sons
always
.
In his days aEdom
revolted
from under
the hand
of Judah
, and made
a king
over
themselves.
Then Joram crossed
over
to Zair
, and all
his chariots
with him. And he arose
by night
and struck
the Edomites
who had surrounded
him and the captains
of the chariots
; abut his 1army
fled
to their tents
.
aSo Edom revolted
1against
Judah
to this
day
. Then
bLibnah
revolted
at the same
time
.
The rest of the acts
of Joram
and all
that he did
, are they not written
in the Book
of the Chronicles
of the Kings
of Judah
?
So Joram slept
with his fathers
and awas buried
with his fathers
in the city
of David
; and bAhaziah
his son
became
king
in his place
.
aIn the twelfth year
of Joram
the son
of Ahab
king
of Israel
, Ahaziah
the son
of Jehoram
king
of Judah
began to reign
.
aAhaziah was twenty-two
years
old
when he became
king
, and he reigned
one
year
in Jerusalem
. And his mother's
name
was Athaliah
the granddaughter
of Omri
king
of Israel
.
aHe walked in the way
of the house
of Ahab
and did
evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, like the house
of Ahab
had done, because
he was a son-in-law
of the house
of Ahab
.
Then he went with Joram
the son
of Ahab
to war
against
aHazael
king
of Aram
at bRamoth-gilead
, and the Arameans
1wounded
Joram
.
So aKing Joram
returned
to be healed
in Jezreel
of the wounds
which
the Arameans
had 1inflicted
on him at bRamah
when he fought
against
Hazael
king
of Aram
. Then cAhaziah
the son
of Jehoram
king
of Judah
went
down
to see
Joram
the son
of Ahab
in Jezreel
because
he was sick
.