Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
And the
sons of the prophets
said
unto Elisha, Behold
now
, the place where we dwell
with
thee is too strait for us .
And sons of the prophet
say
unto Elisha, `Lo
, we
pray
thee,
the place where we are
dwelling
before
thee is too strait for us ;
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every
man
a
beam, and let
us
make us
a place there,
where
we
may
dwell .
And he answered
, Go ye
.
let us go, we pray thee, unto the
Jordan, and we
take thence each
one
beam, and we
make for
ourselves
there
a place to
dwell there;'
and he saith
, `
Go. '
And one said
, Be content
, I pray thee, and go with thy servants .
And he answered
, I will
go.
And the
one saith
, `
Be pleased
, I pray thee, and go with thy servants ;'
and he saith
, `
I --
I
go. '
So
he went
with them .
And when
they came
to Jordan, they
cut down wood.
And
he goeth
with them ,
and they come
in
to the
Jordan, and
cut down the
trees,
But
as
one was
felling a
beam, the axe
head
fell
into the water :
and he cried,
and said
, Alas ,
master
! for
it was
borrowed.
and
it
cometh
to
pass,
the
one is
felling the
beam, and
the iron
hath
fallen
into the water ,
and he crieth
and saith
, `
Alas! my
lord,
and
it asked!'
And the man of God said
, Where
fell
it? And he showed
him the place .
And he cut
down
a stick, and cast
it
in
thither ;
and the iron did
swim .
And the man of God saith
, `Whither
hath
it fallen
? '
and he sheweth
him the place ,
and he cutteth
a stick, and casteth
thither ,
and causeth
the iron to
swim ,
Therefore
said
he
, Take
it
up
to thee .
And he put
out
his hand ,
and took
it.
and
saith
, `Raise
to thee ;'
and he putteth
forth
his hand and taketh
it.
Then
the king of Syria
warred
against Israel, and took
counsel with his servants, saying, In
such and such a place shall
be
my camp
.
And
the king of Aram
hath
been
fighting
against Israel, and taketh
counsel with his servants, saying, `At
such and such a place `is'
my encamping
. '
And the man of God sent
unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware
that
thou
pass
not
such
a
place ;
for thither the
Syrians
are come
down .
And the man of God sendeth
unto the king of Israel, saying, `Take
heed
of
passing
by
this
place ,
for thither are the
Aramaeans
coming
down ;
And the king of Israel sent
to
the place which the man of God told
him and warned him of
, and saved
himself
there ,
not once nor twice.
and the king of Israel sendeth
unto
the place of
which the man of God spake
to
him ,
and warned him, and he
is
preserved
there not once nor twice.
Therefore
the heart of the king of Syria
was
sore
troubled
for
this thing ;
and he called
his servants, and said
unto them, Will
ye not show
me which
of us is for the king of Israel?
And
the heart of the king of Aram
is
tossed
about
concerning
this thing ,
and he calleth
unto
his servants, and saith
unto them, `Do
ye not declare
to
me who
of us `
is '
for the king of Israel? '
And one of his servants said
, None
, my lord, O king :
but
Elisha
, the prophet that
is in Israel, telleth
the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber
.
And one of his servants saith
, `Nay
, my lord, O king, for
Elisha
the prophet ,
who
`
is '
in Israel, declareth
to
the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in the
inner
part
of
thy bed-chamber
. '
And he said
, Go and spy
where he is, that
I may
send and fetch
him .
And it was
told
him, saying, Behold,
he
is
in Dothan.
And he saith
, `
Go ye
and see
where he `
is '
, and
I send and take
him ;'
and it is
declared
to
him, saying, `Lo
--
in Dothan. '
Therefore
sent
he thither horses ,
and chariots
, and a great
host:
and they came
by night, and compassed
the city about
.
And
he sendeth
thither horses and chariot
, and a heavy
force,
and they come
in
by night, and go
round
against
the city.
And when
the servant of the man of God was
risen
early, and gone
forth
, behold
, an
host
compassed
the city both
with
horses
and chariots.
And his servant
said
unto him, Alas ,
my
master
! how shall
we do?
And the servant of the man of God riseth
early, and goeth
out
, and
lo
, a
force
is
surrounding
the city ,
and horse
and chariot,
and
his young
man
saith
unto him, `
Alas! my
lord,
how do
we do? '
And he answered
, Fear not :
for they that
be
with us are
more
than they that
be
with them.
And he saith
, `
Fear not ,
for more
`are'
they who
`are'
with us than they who
`are'
with them. '
And Elisha prayed
, and said
, LORD
, I pray thee, open
his eyes, that
he may
see .
And the
LORD
opened
the eyes of the young man ;
and he saw:
and
, behold
, the mountain
was
full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
And Elisha prayeth
, and saith
, `Jehovah
, open,
I pray Thee, his eyes, and
he doth
see ;'
and Jehovah
openeth
the eyes of the young man ,
and he seeth
, and
lo
, the hill
is
full of horses and chariots of fire ,
round about Elisha.
And when
they came
down to
him
, Elisha prayed
unto the
LORD
, and said
, Smite this
people
, I pray thee, with blindness .
And he smote
them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
And they come
down unto
it
, and
Elisha prayeth
unto Jehovah
, and saith
, `
Smite, I pray Thee, this
nation
with blindness ;'
and He smiteth
them with blindness ,
according to the word of Elisha.
And Elisha said
unto them, This is not the way, neither
is this the city :
follow
me, and I will
bring
you to
the man whom ye seek .
But
he led
them to Samaria.
And Elisha saith
unto them, `
This `
is '
not the way, nor
`
is '
this the city ;
come
after
me, and I lead
you unto
the man whom ye seek ;'
and
he leadeth
them to Samaria.
And it came
to pass, when
they
were
come
into
Samaria, that Elisha said
, LORD
, open the eyes of these men
, that
they may
see .
And the
LORD
opened
their eyes, and they saw;
and
, behold
, they
were
in the midst of Samaria .
And it cometh
to pass, at
their
coming
in
to
Samaria, that Elisha saith
, `Jehovah
, open the eyes of these, and
they see ;'
and Jehovah
openeth
their eyes, and they see
, and
lo
, in the midst of Samaria !
And the king of Israel said
unto Elisha, when
he
saw
them, My
father,
shall
I smite them?
shall
I smite them
?
And the king of Israel saith
unto Elisha, at
his
seeing
them, `Do
I smite --
do
I smite --
my
father
? '
And he answered
, Thou shalt
not smite them:
wouldest
thou
smite
those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that
they may
eat and drink, and go to
their master
.
And he saith
, `
Thou dost
not smite ;
those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow art
thou
smiting
? set bread and water before them, and
they eat ,
and drink, and go unto
their lord
. '
And he prepared
great
provision
for them :
and when
they had
eaten
and drunk
, he sent
them away, and they went
to
their master.
So
the
bands
of Syria
came
no
more into
the land of Israel.
And he prepareth
for them great
provision,
and they eat
and drink
, and
he sendeth
them away, and they go
unto
their lord:
and
troops
of Aram
have
not
added
any
more to
come
in
to
the land of Israel.
And it came
to pass after
this
, that Benhadad
king of Syria
gathered
all his host
, and went
up, and besieged
Samaria .
And it cometh
to pass afterwards
, that Ben-Hadad
king of Aram
gathereth
all his camp
, and goeth
up, and layeth
siege
to
Samaria ,
And there was
a great famine in Samaria :
and
, behold
, they besieged
it, until
an
ass's
head was
sold
for
fourscore
pieces
of silver
, and the
fourth
part
of
a cab of dove's
dung
for
five pieces
of
silver
.
and there is
a great famine in Samaria, and
lo
, they are
laying
siege
to
it, till
the
head of an
ass
is
at
eighty
silverlings
, and a forth
of
the
cab of dovesdung
at
five silverlings
.
And as
the king of Israel was
passing by upon
the wall, there
cried
a woman unto him, saying, Help
, my lord, O king.
And it
cometh
to
pass,
the king of Israel is
passing by on
the wall, and
a woman hath
cried
unto him, saying, `Save
, my lord, O king. '
And he said
, If
the
LORD
do
not help
thee ,
whence shall
I help
thee? out of the barnfloor
, or out of the winepress
?
And he saith
, `Jehovah
doth
not save
thee --
whence do
I save
thee? out of the threshing-floor
, or out of the wine-vat
? '
And the king said
unto
her, What aileth
thee? And she answered
, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that
we may
eat him to day, and we
will
eat
my son to morrow .
And the king saith
to
her, `
What --
to
thee? '
and she saith
, `
This woman said unto me, Give thy son, and
we eat him to -
day, and my son we
eat
to -
morrow ;
So
we boiled
my son ,
and did
eat him :
and I said
unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that
we may
eat him :
and she hath
hid
her son.
and
we boil
my son and eat him ,
and I say
unto her on the next day, Give thy son, and
we eat him ;
and she hideth
her son. '
And it came
to pass, when
the king
heard
the words of the woman, that he rent
his clothes;
and he passed
by upon
the wall, and the people looked
, and ,
behold
, he
had
sackcloth within
upon
his flesh.
And it cometh
to pass, at
the king's
hearing
the words of the woman, that he rendeth
his garments,
and he is
passing
by on
the wall, and the people see
, and lo
, the
sackcloth `is'
on
his flesh within
.
Then
he said
, God do so
and
more
also
to me, if the head of Elisha the
son of Shaphat shall
stand
on
him this day.
And
he saith
, `Thus
doth
God do to me, and
thus
He
doth
add
--
if it
remain
--
the head of Elisha son of Shaphat --
upon
him this day. '
But
Elisha sat
in his house, and the elders sat
with him ;
and the king sent
a man from before him :
but
ere
the messenger came
to
him, he said to
the elders, See
ye how
this son of a
murderer hath sent to take
away
mine
head? look
, when
the messenger cometh
, shut the door, and hold
him fast at the door :
is not the sound of his
master's
feet behind him?
And
Elisha is
sitting
in his house, and the elders are
sitting
with him ,
and `
the king '
sendeth
a man from before him ;
before
the messenger doth
come
unto
him, even
he himself
said unto
the elders, `Have
ye seen
that
this son of the
murderer hath sent to turn
aside
my
head? see
, at
the coming
in
of
the
messenger, shut the door, and ye
have
held
him fast at the door ,
is not the sound of the
feet of
his
lord
behind him? '
And
while
he yet talked
with them, behold
, the messenger came
down unto him :
and he said
, Behold
, this evil
is of
the LORD;
what should
I wait for the
LORD
any longer
?
He is
yet speaking
with them, and
lo
, the messenger is
coming
down unto him ,
and he saith
, `Lo
, this `
is '
the evil
from
Jehovah:
what --
do
I wait for Jehovah
any more
? '
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