Then spake Elisha
unto the woman
, whose son
he had restored to life
, saying
, Arise
, and go
thou and thine household
, and sojourn
wheresoever
thou canst sojourn
: for the LORD
hath called
for a famine
; and it shall also come
upon the land
seven
years
.
And the woman arose
, and did
after the saying
of the man
of God
: and she went
with her household
, and sojourned
in the land
of the Philistines
seven
years
.
And it came to pass at the seven years
' end
, that the woman
returned
out of the land
of the Philistines
: and she went forth
to cry
unto the king
for her house
and for her land
.
And the king talked
with Gehazi
the servant
of the man
of God
, saying
, Tell
me, I pray thee, all the great things
that Elisha
hath done
.
And it came to pass, as he was telling the king
how he had restored
a dead body
to life
, that, behold, the woman
, whose son
he had restored to life
, cried
to the king
for her house
and for her land
. And Gehazi
said
, My lord
, O king
, this is the woman
, and this is her son
, whom Elisha
restored to life
.
And when the king asked
the woman
, she told
him. So the king
appointed
unto her a certain
officer
, saying
, Restore
all that was hers, and all the fruits
of the field
since the day
that she left
the land
, even until now.
And Elisha came
to Damascus
; and Benhadad
the king
of Syria
was sick
; and it was told
him, saying
, The man
of God
is come
hither
.
And the king said
unto Hazael
, Take
a present
in thine hand
, and go
, meet
the man
of God
, and enquire
of the LORD
by him, saying
, Shall I recover
of this disease
?
So Hazael went
to meet
him, and took
a present
with him
, even of every good thing
of Damascus
, forty
camels
' burden
, and came
and stood
before
him, and said
, Thy son
Benhadad
king
of Syria
hath sent
me to thee, saying
, Shall I recover
of this disease
?
And Elisha said
unto him, Go
, say
unto him, Thou mayest certainly
recover
: howbeit the LORD
hath shewed
me that he shall surely
die
.
And he settled his countenance
stedfastly
, until he was ashamed
: and the man
of God
wept
.
And Hazael said
, Why weepeth
my lord
? And he answered
, Because I know
the evil
that thou wilt do
unto the children
of Israel
: their strong holds
wilt thou set
on fire
, and their young men
wilt thou slay
with the sword
, and wilt dash
their children
, and rip up
their women with child
.
And Hazael said
, But what, is thy servant
a dog
, that he should do
this great
thing
? And Elisha
answered
, The LORD
hath shewed
me that thou shalt be king
over Syria
.
So he departed from Elisha
, and came
to his master
; who said
to him, What said
Elisha
to thee? And he answered
, He told
me that thou shouldest surely
recover
.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took
a thick cloth
, and dipped
it in water
, and spread
it on his face
, so that he died
: and Hazael
reigned
in his stead.
And in the fifth year
of Joram
the son
of Ahab
king
of Israel
, Jehoshaphat
being then king
of Judah
, Jehoram
the son
of Jehoshaphat
king
of Judah
began to reign
.
Thirty and two
years
old
was he when he began to reign
; and he reigned
eight
years
in Jerusalem
.
And he walked in the way
of the kings
of Israel
, as did
the house
of Ahab
: for the daughter
of Ahab
was his wife
: and he did
evil
in the sight
of the LORD
.
Yet the LORD would
not destroy
Judah
for David
his servant's
sake, as he promised
him to give
him alway
a light
, and to his children
.
In his days Edom
revolted
from under the hand
of Judah
, and made
a king
over themselves.
So Joram went over
to Zair
, and all the chariots
with him: and he rose
by night
, and smote
the Edomites
which compassed him about
, and the captains
of the chariots
: and the people
fled
into their tents
.
Yet Edom revolted
from under the hand
of Judah
unto this day
. Then Libnah
revolted
at the same
time
.
And 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
?
And Joram slept
with his fathers
, and was buried
with his fathers
in the city
of David
: and Ahaziah
his son
reigned
in his stead.
In the twelfth year
of Joram
the son
of Ahab
king
of Israel
did Ahaziah
the son
of Jehoram
king
of Judah
begin to reign
.
Two and twenty
years
old
was Ahaziah
when he began to reign
; and he reigned
one
year
in Jerusalem
. And his mother's
name
was Athaliah
, the daughter
of Omri
king
of Israel
.
And he walked in the way
of the house
of Ahab
, and did
evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, as did the house
of Ahab
: for he was the son in law
of the house
of Ahab
.
And he went with Joram
the son
of Ahab
to the war
against Hazael
king
of Syria
in Ramothgilead
; and the Syrians
wounded
Joram
.
And king Joram
went back
to be healed
in Jezreel
of the wounds
which the Syrians
had given
him at Ramah
, when he fought
against Hazael
king
of Syria
. And Ahaziah
the son
of Jehoram
king
of Judah
went down
to see
Joram
the son
of Ahab
in Jezreel
, because he was sick
.