Now a certain woman
of the wives
of athe sons
of the prophets
cried
out to 1Elisha
, "Your servant
my husband
is dead
, and you know
that your servant
feared
the LORD
; and bthe creditor
has come
to take
my two
children
to be his slaves
."
Elisha said
to her, "What
shall I do
for you? Tell
me, what
do you have
in the house
?" And she said
, "Your maidservant
has
nothing
in the house
except
aa jar
of oil
."
Then he said, "Go
, borrow
vessels
at large
for yourself from all
your neighbors
, even empty
vessels
; do not get
a few
.
"And you shall go in and shut
the door
behind
you and your sons
, and pour
out into all
these
vessels
, and you shall set
aside
what
is full
."
So she went from him and shut
the door
behind
her and her sons
; they were bringing
the vessels to her and she poured
.
When athe vessels were full
, she said
to her son
, "Bring
me another
vessel
." And he said
to her, "There
is not one
vessel
more
." And the oil
stopped
.
Then she came and told
athe man
of God
. And he said
, "Go
, sell
the oil
and pay
your debt
, and you and your sons
can live
on the rest
."
Now there came a day
when Elisha
passed
over
to aShunem
, where
there was a 1prominent
woman
, and she persuaded
him to eat
2food
. And so it was, as often
as he passed
by, he turned
in there
to eat
2food
.
She said to her husband
, "Behold
now
, I perceive
that this
is a holy
aman
of God
passing
by us continually
.
"Please, let us amake
a little
walled
upper
chamber
and let us set
a bed
for him there
, and a table
and a chair
and a lampstand
; and it shall be, when he comes
to us, that he can turn
in there
."
1One day he came
there
and turned
in to the upper
chamber
and 2rested
.
Then he said to aGehazi
his servant
, "Call
this
Shunammite
." And when he had called
her, she stood
before
him.
He said to him, "Say
now
to her, `Behold
, you have been
1careful
for us with all
this
2care
; what
can I do
for you? Would
you be spoken
for to the king
or
to the captain
of the army
?' " And she 3answered
, "I live
among
my own people
."
So he said, "What
then is to be done
for her?" And Gehazi
1answered
, "Truly
she has
no
son
and her husband
is old
."
He said, "Call
her." When he had called
her, she stood
in the doorway
.
Then he said, " aAt this
season
1next
year
you will embrace
a son
." And she said
, "No
, my lord
, O man
of God
, bdo not lie
to your maidservant
."
The woman conceived
and bore
a son
at that season
1the next
year
, as Elisha
had said
to her.
When the child was grown
, the day
came
that he went
out to his father
to the reapers
.
He said to his father
, "My head
, my head
." And he said
to his servant
, "Carry
him to his mother
."
When he had taken him and brought
him to his mother
, he sat
on her 1lap
until
noon
, and then died
.
She went up and alaid
him on the bed
of bthe man
of God
, and shut
the door behind
him and went
out.
Then she called to her husband
and said
, "Please
send
me one
of the servants
and one
of the donkeys
, that I may run
to the man
of God
and return
."
He said, "Why
will you go
to him today
? It is neither
anew
moon
nor
sabbath
." And she said
, "It will be well
."
Then she saddled a donkey
and said
to her servant
, "Drive
and go
forward; do not slow
down
1the pace
for me unless
I tell
you."
So she went and came
to the man
of God
to aMount
Carmel
.
When the man of God
saw
her at a distance
, he said
to Gehazi
his servant
, "Behold
, 1there
is the Shunammite
.
"Please run
now
to meet
her and say
to her, `Is it well
with you? Is it well
with your husband
? Is it well
with the child
?' " And she 1answered
, "It is well
."
When she came to the man
of God
ato the hill
, she caught
hold
of his feet
. And Gehazi
came
near
to push
her away
; but the man
of God
said
, "Let
her alone
, for her soul
is 1troubled
within her; and the LORD
has hidden
it from me and has not told
me."
Then she said, "Did I ask
for a son
from my lord
? Did I not say
, ` aDo not deceive
me'?"
Then he said to Gehazi
, " aGird
up your loins
and btake
my staff
in your hand
, and go
your way; if
you meet
any
man
, do not csalute
him, and if
anyone
salutes
you, do not answer
him; and dlay
my staff
on the lad's
face
."
The mother of the lad
said
, " aAs the LORD
lives
and as you yourself
live
, I will not leave
you." And he arose
and followed
her.
Then Gehazi passed
on before
them and laid
the staff
on the lad's
face
, but there
was no
sound
or
1response
. So he returned
to meet
him and told
2him, "The lad
ahas not awakened
."
When Elisha came
into the house
, behold
the lad
was dead
and laid
on his bed
.
So he entered and ashut
the door
behind
them both
and prayed
to the LORD
.
And ahe went up and lay
on the child
, and put
his mouth
on his mouth
and his eyes
on his eyes
and his hands
on his hands
, and he stretched
himself on him; and the flesh
of the child
became
warm
.
Then he returned and walked
in the house
once
back
and forth
, and went
up and astretched
himself on him; and the lad
sneezed
seven
times
and the lad
opened
his eyes
.
He called Gehazi
and said
, "Call
this
Shunammite
." So he called
her. And when she came
in to him, he said
, "Take
up your son
."
Then she went in and fell
at his feet
and bowed
herself to the ground
, and ashe took
up her son
and went
out.
When Elisha returned
to aGilgal
, there was ba famine
in the land
. 1As cthe sons
of the prophets
dwere sitting
before
him, he said
to his servant
, " ePut
on the large
pot
and boil
stew
for the sons
of the prophets
."
Then one went
out into the field
to gather
herbs
, and found
a wild
vine
and gathered
from it his lap
full
of wild
gourds
, and came
and sliced
them into the pot
of stew
, for they did not know
what they were.
So they poured it out for the men
to eat
. And as they were eating
of the stew
, they cried
out and said
, "O man
of God
, there is adeath
in the pot
." And they were unable
to eat
.
But he said, "Now bring
meal
." aHe threw
it into the pot
and said
, "Pour
it out for the people
that they may eat
." Then there was no
harm
in the pot
.
Now a man came
from Baal-shalishah
, and brought
the man
of God
bread
of the first
fruits
, twenty
loaves
of barley
and fresh
ears
of grain
in his sack
. And he said
, " aGive
them to the people
that they may eat
."
His attendant said
, "What
, awill I set
this
before
a hundred
men
?" But he said
, "Give
them to the people
that they may eat
, for thus
says
the LORD
, `They shall eat
and have some left
over
.' "
So he set it before
them, and they ate
and ahad some left
over
, according to the word
of the LORD
.