Now there cried a certain
woman
of the wives
of the sons
of the prophets
unto Elisha
, saying
, Thy servant
my husband
is dead
; and thou knowest
that thy servant
did fear
the LORD
: and the creditor
is come
to take
unto him my two
sons
to be bondmen
.
And Elisha said
unto her, What shall I do
for thee? tell
me, what hast
thou in the house
? And she said
, Thine handmaid
hath not any thing in the house
, save a pot
of oil
.
Then he said, Go
, borrow
thee vessels
abroad
of all thy neighbours
, even empty
vessels
; borrow not a few
.
And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut
the door
upon thee and upon thy sons
, and shalt pour out
into all those vessels
, and thou shalt set aside
that which is full
.
So she went from him, and shut
the door
upon her and upon
her sons
, who
brought
the vessels to her; and she poured out
.
And it came to pass, when the vessels were full
, that she said
unto her son
, Bring
me yet a vessel
. And he said
unto her, There is not a vessel
more. And the oil
stayed
.
Then she came and told
the man
of God
. And he said
, Go
, sell
the oil
, and pay
thy debt
, and live
thou and thy children
of the rest
.
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
.
And she said unto her husband
, Behold now, I perceive
that this is an holy
man
of God
, which passeth
by us continually
.
Let us make a little
chamber
, I pray thee, on the wall
; and let us set
for him there a bed
, and a table
, and a stool
, and a candlestick
: and it shall be, when he cometh
to us, that he shall turn
in thither.
And it fell on a day, that he came
thither, and he turned
into the chamber
, and lay
there.
And he said to Gehazi
his servant
, Call
this Shunammite
. And when he had called
her, she stood
before
him.
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 king
, or to the captain
of the host
? And she answered
, I dwell
among
mine own people
.
And he said, What then is to be done
for her? And Gehazi
answered
, Verily
she hath no child
, and her husband
is old
.
And he said, Call
her. And when he had called
her, she stood
in the door
.
And he said, About this season
, according to the time
of life
, thou shalt embrace
a son
. And she said
, Nay, my lord
, thou man
of God
, do not lie
unto thine handmaid
.
And the woman conceived
, and bare
a son
at that season
that Elisha
had said
unto her, according to the time
of life
.
And when the child was grown
, it fell on a day
, that he went out
to his father
to the reapers
.
And he said unto his father
, My head
, my head
. And he said
to a lad
, Carry
him to his mother
.
And when he had taken him, and brought
him to his mother
, he sat
on her knees
till noon
, and then died
.
And she went up, and laid
him on the bed
of the man
of God
, and shut
the door upon him, and went out
.
And she called unto her husband
, and said
, Send
me, I pray thee, one
of the young men
, and one
of the asses
, that I may run
to the man
of God
, and come again
.
And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go
to him to day
? it is neither new moon
, nor sabbath
. And she said
, It shall be well
.
Then she saddled an ass
, and said
to her servant
, Drive
, and go forward
; slack
not thy riding
for me, except I bid
thee.
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
Shunammite
:
Run now, I pray thee, to meet
her, and say
unto her, Is it well
with thee? is it well
with thy husband
? is it well
with the child
? And she answered
, It is well
.
And when she came to the man
of God
to the hill
, she caught
him by the feet
: but Gehazi
came near
to thrust her away
. And the man
of God
said
, Let her alone
; for her soul
is vexed
within her: and the LORD
hath hid
it from me, and hath not told
me.
Then she said, Did I desire
a son
of my lord
? did I not say
, Do not deceive
me?
Then he said to Gehazi
, Gird up
thy loins
, and take
my staff
in thine 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
.
And the mother of the child
said
, As the LORD
liveth
, and as thy soul
liveth
, I will not leave
thee. And he arose
, and followed
her.
And Gehazi passed on
before
them, and laid
the staff
upon the face
of the child
; but there was neither voice
, nor hearing
. Wherefore he went again
to meet
him, and told
him, saying
, The child
is not awaked
.
And when Elisha was come
into the house
, behold, the child
was dead
, and laid
upon his bed
.
He went in therefore, and shut
the door
upon them twain
, and prayed
unto the LORD
.
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 he stretched
himself upon the child; and the flesh
of the child
waxed warm
.
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
.
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
.
Then she went in, and fell
at his feet
, and bowed
herself to the ground
, and took up
her son
, and went out
.
And Elisha came again
to Gilgal
: and there was a dearth
in the land
; and the sons
of the prophets
were sitting
before
him: and he said
unto his servant
, Set
on the great
pot
, and seethe
pottage
for the sons
of the prophets
.
And one went out
into the field
to gather
herbs
, and found
a wild
vine
, and gathered
thereof wild
gourds
his lap
full
, and came
and shred
them into the pot
of pottage
: for they knew
them not.
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 .
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
.
And there came a man
from Baalshalisha
, and brought
the man
of God
bread
of the firstfruits
, twenty
loaves
of barley
, and full ears of corn
in the husk
thereof. And he said
, Give
unto the people
, that they may eat
.
And his servitor said
, What, should I set
this before
an hundred
men
? He said again
, Give
the people
, that they may eat
: for thus saith
the LORD
, They shall eat
, and shall leave
thereof .
So he set it before
them, and they did eat
, and left
thereof , according to the word
of the LORD
.