8:1 And Elisaie spoke to the woman, whose
son he [had] restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thy house, and
sojourn wherever thou mayest sojourn: for the Lord has called for a famine
upon the land; indeed it is come upon the land [for] seven years.
8:2 And the woman arose, and did according to the word of Elisaie, both she
and her house; and they sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven
years.
8:3 And it came to pass after the expiration of the seven years, that the
woman returned out of the land of the Philistines to the city; and came to
cry to the king for her house and for her lands.
8:4 And the king spoke to Giezi the servant of Elisaie the man of God,
saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things which Elisaie has done.
8:5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored to
life the dead son, behold, the woman whose son Elisaie restored to life
[came] crying to the king for her house and for her lands. And Giezi said,
My lord, O king, this [is] the woman, and this [is] her son, whom Elisaie
restored to life.
8:6 And the king asked the woman, and she told him: and the king appointed
her a eunuch, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the
field from the day that she left the land until now.
8:7 And Elisaie came to Damascus; and the king of Syria the son of Ader was
ill, and they brought him word, saying, The man of God is come hither.
8:8 And the king said to Azael, Take in thine hand a present, and go to meet
the man of God, and enquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of
this my disease?
8:9 And Azael went to meet him, and he took a present in his hand, and all
the good things of Damascus, forty camels' load, and came and stood before
him, and said to Elisaie, Thy son the son of Ader, the king of Syria, has
sent me to thee to enquire, saying, Shall I recover of this my disease?
8:10 And Elisaie said, Go, say, Thou shalt certainly live; yet the Lord has
shewed me that thou shalt surely die.
8:11 And he stood before him, and fixed [his countenance] till he was
ashamed: and the man of God wept.
8:12 And Azael said, Why does my lord weep? And he said, Because I know all
the evil that thou wilt do to the children of Israel: thou wilt utterly
destroy their strong holds with fire, and thou wilt slay their choice men
with the sword, and thou wilt dash their infants [against the ground], and
their women with child thou wilt rip up.
8:13 And Azael said, Who is thy servant? a dead dog, that he should do this
thing? And Elisaie said, The Lord has shewn me thee ruling over Syria.
8:14 And he departed from Elisaie, and went in to his lord; and he said to
him, What said Elisaie to thee? and he said, He said to me, Thou shalt
surely live.
8:15 And it came to pass on the next day that he took a thick cloth, and
dipped it in water, and put it on his face, and he died: and Azael reigned
in his stead.
8:16 In the fifth year of Joram son of Achaab king of Israel, and while
Josaphat was king of Juda, Joram the son of Josaphat king of Juda began to
reign.
8:17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned
eight years in Jerusalem.
8:18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of
Achaab; for the daughter of Achaab was his wife: and he did that which was
evil in the sight of the Lord.
8:19 But the Lord would not destroy Juda for David his servant's sake, as he
said he would give a light to him and to his sons continually.
8:20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Juda, and they made a
king over themselves.
821 And Joram went up to Sior, and all the chariots that were with him: and
it came to pass after he had arisen, that he smote Edom who compassed him
about, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.
8:22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Juda till this day. Then Lobna
revolted at that time.
8:23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, behold, are not
these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda?
8:24 So Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the
city of his father David: and Ochozias his son reigned in his stead.
8:25 In the twelfth year of Joram son of Achaab king of Israel, Ochozias son
of Joram began to reign.
8:26 Twenty and two years old [was] Ochozias when he began to reign, and he
reigned one year in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother [was] Gotholia,
daughter of Ambri king of Israel.
8:27 And he walked in the way of the house of Achaab, and did that which was
evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Achaab.
8:28 And he went with Joram the son of Achaab to war against Azael king of
the Syrians in Remmoth Galaad; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
8:29 And king Joram returned to be healed in Jezrael of the wounds with
which they wounded him in Remmoth, when he fought with Azael king of Syria.
And Ochozias son of Joram went down to see Joram the son of Achaab in
Jezrael, because he was sick. |
8:1 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.
8:2 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.
8:3 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.
8:4 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.
8:5 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.
8:6 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.
8:7 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.
8:8 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?
8:9 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?
8:10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly
recover: howbeit the LORD hath showed me that he shall surely die.
8:11 And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and
the man of God wept.
8:12 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.
8:13 And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this
great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath showed me that thou shalt be
king over Syria.
8:14 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.
8:15 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.
8:16 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.
8:17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned
eight years in Jerusalem.
8:18 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.
8:19 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.
8:20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king
over themselves.
8:21 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.
8:22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then
Libnah revolted at the same time.
8:23 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?
8:24 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.
8:25 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.
8:26 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.
8:27 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.
8:28 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king
of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
8:29 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. |