Then Elisha said
, Hear
ye the word
of the LORD
; Thus saith
the LORD
, To morrow
about this time
shall a measure
of fine flour
be sold for a shekel
, and two measures
of barley
for a shekel
, in the gate
of Samaria
.
Then a lord on whose hand
the king
leaned
answered
the man
of God
, and said
, Behold, if the LORD
would make
windows
in heaven
, might this thing
be? And he said
, Behold, thou shalt see
it with thine eyes
, but shalt not eat
thereof.
And there were four leprous
men
at the entering in
of the gate
: and they said
one
to another
, Why sit
we here until we die
?
If we say, We will enter
into the city
, then the famine
is in the city
, and we shall die
there: and if we sit still
here, we die
also. Now therefore come
, and let us fall
unto the host
of the Syrians
: if they save us alive
, we shall live
; and if they kill
us, we shall but die
.
And they rose up in the twilight
, to go
unto the camp
of the Syrians
: and when they were come
to the uttermost part
of the camp
of Syria
, behold, there was no man
there.
For the Lord had made the host
of the Syrians
to hear
a noise
of chariots
, and a noise
of horses
, even the noise
of a great
host
: and they said
one
to another
, Lo, the king
of Israel
hath hired
against us the kings
of the Hittites
, and the kings
of the Egyptians
, to come
upon us.
Wherefore they arose and fled
in the twilight
, and left
their tents
, and their horses
, and their asses
, even the camp
as it was , and fled
for their life
.
And when these lepers came
to the uttermost part
of the camp
, they went
into one
tent
, and did eat
and drink
, and carried
thence silver
, and gold
, and raiment
, and went
and hid
it ; and came again
, and entered
into another
tent
, and carried
thence also , and went
and hid
it .
Then they said one
to another
, We do
not well: this day
is a day
of good tidings
, and we hold our peace
: if we tarry
till the morning
light
, some mischief
will come
upon us: now therefore come
, that we may go
and tell
the king's
household
.
So they came and called
unto the porter
of the city
: and they told
them, saying
, We came
to the camp
of the Syrians
, and, behold, there was no man
there, neither voice
of man
, but horses
tied
, and asses
tied
, and the tents
as they were .
And he called the porters
; and they told
it to the king's
house
within
.
And the king arose
in the night
, and said
unto his servants
, I will now shew
you what the Syrians
have done
to us. They know
that we be hungry
; therefore are they gone out
of the camp
to hide
themselves in the field
, saying
, When they come out
of the city
, we shall catch
them alive
, and get
into the city
.
And one of his servants
answered
and said
, Let some take
, I pray thee, five
of the horses
that remain
, which are left
in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude
of Israel
that are left
in it: behold, I say , they are even as all the multitude
of the Israelites
that are consumed
:) and let us send
and see
.
They took therefore two
chariot
horses
; and the king
sent
after
the host
of the Syrians
, saying
, Go
and see
.
And they went after
them unto Jordan
: and, lo, all the way
was full
of garments
and vessels
, which the Syrians
had cast away
in their haste
. And the messengers
returned
, and told
the king
.
And the people went out
, and spoiled
the tents
of the Syrians
. So a measure
of fine flour
was sold for a shekel
, and two measures
of barley
for a shekel
, according to the word
of the LORD
.
And the king appointed
the lord
on whose hand
he leaned
to have the charge of the gate
: and the people
trode
upon him in the gate
, and he died
, as the man
of God
had said
, who spake
when the king
came down
to him.
And it came to pass as the man of God
had spoken
to the king
, saying
, Two measures
of barley
for a shekel
, and a measure
of fine flour
for a shekel
, shall be to morrow
about this time
in the gate
of Samaria
:
And that lord answered
the man
of God
, and said
, Now, behold, if the LORD
should make
windows
in heaven
, might such a thing
be? And he said
, Behold, thou shalt see
it with thine eyes
, but shalt not eat
thereof.
And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode
upon him in the gate
, and he died
.