II Kings Chapter 4

II Kings Chapter 4
1 And one of the wives of the sons of the
prophets cried unto Elisha, saying, Thy
servant mine husband is dead, and thou
knowest, that thy servant did fear the
Lord: and the creditor is come to take
my two sons to be his bondmen.
2 Then Elisha said unto her, What shall I
do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou at
home? And she said, Thine handmaid
hath nothing at home, save a pitcher of
oil.
3 And he said, Go, and borrow thee
vessels abroad of all thy neighbors,
empty vessels, and spare not.
4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt
shut the door upon thee and upon thy
sons, and pour out into all those vessels,
and set aside those that are full. 5 So she
departed from him, and shut the door
upon her, and upon her sons. And they
brought to her, and she poured out.
6 And when the vessels were full, she
said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel.
And he said unto her, There is no more
vessels. And the oil ceased. 7 Then she
came and told the man of God. And he
said, Go, and sell the oil, and pay them
that thou art in debt unto, and live thou
and thy children of the rest.
8 And on a time Elisha came to Shunem,
and there a woman of
great estimation constrained him to eat
bread: and as he passed by, he turned in
thither to eat bread.
9 And she said unto her husband,
Behold, I know now, that this is an holy
man of God that passeth by us
continually.
10 Let us make him a little chamber, I
pray thee, with walls, and let us set him
there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and
a candlestick, that he may turn in thither
when he cometh to us.
11 And on a day, he came thither and
turned into the chamber, and lay therein,
12 And said to Gehazi his servant, Call
this Shunammite: and when he called
her, she stood before him.
13 Then he said unto him, Say unto her
now, Behold, thou hast had all this great
care for us, what shall we do for thee? Is
there anything to be spoken for thee to
the king or to the captain of the host?
And she answered, I dwell among mine
own people.
14 Again he said, What is then to be
done for her? Then Gehazi answered,
Indeed she hath no son, and her husband
is old.
15 Then said he, Call her. And he called
her, and she stood in the door. 16 And he
said, At this time appointed, according
to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a
son. And she said, Oh my Lord, thou man
of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
17 So the woman conceived, and bear a
son at that same season, according to the
time of life, that Elisha had said unto
her.
18 And when the child was grown, it fell
on a day that he went out to his father,
and to the reapers.
19 And he said to his father, Mine head,
mine head. Who said to his servant,
Bear him to his mother.
20 And he took him and brought him to
his mother, and he sat on her knees till
noon, and died.
21 Then she went up, and laid him on the
bed of the man of God, and shut the door
upon him, and went out.
22 Then she called to her husband, and
said, Send with me, I pray thee, one of
the young men and one of the asses: for I
will haste to the man of God, and come
again.
23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go
to him today? It is neither new moon nor
Sabbath day. And she answered, All
shall be well.
24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to
her servant, Drive, and go forward: stay
not for me to get up, except I bid thee.
25 So she went, and came unto the man
of God to mount Carmel. And when the
man of God saw her over against him, he
said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, the
Shunammite.
26 Run now, I say, to meet her, and say
unto her, Art thou in health? Is thine
husband in health? And is the child in
health? And she answered, We are in
health.
27 And when she came to the man of
God unto the mountain, she caught him
by his feet: and Gehazi went to her, to
thrust her away: but 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 it me.
28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of
my lord? Did I not say, Deceive me not?
29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird thy
loins, and take my staff in thine hand,
and go thy way: if thou meet any, salute
him not: and if any salute thee, answer
him not: and lay my staff upon the face of
the child.
30 And the mother of the child said, As
the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I
will not leave thee. Therefore he arose,
and followed her.
31 But Gehazi was gone before them,
and had laid the staff upon the face of the
child, but he neither spake nor heard:
wherefore he returned to meet him, and
told him, saying, The child is not waken.
32 Then came Elisha into the house, and
behold, the child was dead, and laid
upon his bed.
33 He went in therefore, and shut the
door upon them twain, and prayed unto
the Lord.
34 After he went up, and lay upon the
child, and put his mouth on his mouth,
and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands
upon his hands, and stretched himself
upon him, and the flesh of the child
waxed warm.
35 And he went from him, and walked
up and down in the house, and went up
and spread himself upon him: then the
child sneezed seven times, and opened
his eyes.
36 Then he called Gehazi, and said, Call
this Shunammite. So he called her,
which came in unto him. And he said
unto her, Take thy son.
37 And she came, and fell at his feet,
and bowed herself to the ground, and
took up her son, and went out.
38 Afterward Elisha returned to Gilgal,
and a famine was in the land, and the
children of the prophets dwelt with him.
And he said unto his servant, Set on the
great pot, and seethe pottage for the
children of the prophets. 39 And one
went out into the field, to gather herbs,
and found, as it were, a wild vine, and
gathered thereof wild gourds his garment
full, and came and shred them into the
pot of pottage: for they knew it not.
40 So they poured out for the men to eat:
and when they did eat of the pottage,
they cried out, and said, O thou man of
God, death is in the pot: and they could
not eat thereof.
41 Then he said, Bring meal. And he
cast it into the pot, and said, Pour out for
the people, that they may eat: and there
was none evil in the pot. 42 Then came a
man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the
man of God bread of the first fruits, even
twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of
corn in the husk. And he said, Give unto
the people, that they may eat.
43 And his servant answered, How
should I set this before an hundred men?
He said again, Give it unto the people,
that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord,
They shall eat, and there shall remain.
44 So he set it before them, and they did
eat, and left over, according to the word
of the Lord.