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stand, and call on the Name of the LORD his GOD, and ftrike his Hand over the Place, and recover the Leper.

12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, Rivers of Damafcus, better than all the Waters of Ifrael? may I not wash in them and be clean? So he turned, and went away in a Rage.

13 And his Servants came near, and spake unto him, and faid, My Father, If the Prophet had bid thee do fome great Thing, wouldft thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he faith to thee, Wash and be clean?

14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the Saying of the Man of GoD: and his Flesh came again like unto the Flesh of a little Child, and he was clean.

15 And he returned to the Man of GoD, he and all his Company, and came and ftood before him and he faid, Behold now I know that there is no God in all the Earth, but in Ifrael: now therefore, I pray thee, take a Bleffing of thy Servant.

16 But he faid, As the LORD liveth, before whom I ftand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it, but he refused.

17 And Naaman faid, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy Servant two Mules Burden of Earth? for thy Servant will henceforth offer neither Burnt-offering, nor Sacrifice unto other Gods, but unto the LORD.

18 In this Thing the LORD pardon thy Servant, that when my Master goeth into the House of Rimmon to worfhip there, and he leaneth on my Hand, and I bow myself in the House of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the House of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy Servant in this Thing.

19 And he faid unto him, Go in Peace. So he departed from him a little way.

20 But Gehazi the Servant of Elisha the Man of GoD, faid, Behold, my Mafter hath fpared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his Hands that which he brought but as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take fomewhat of him.

21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman: and when Naaman faw him running after him, he lighted down from the Chariot to meet him, and faid, Is all well?

22 And he faid, All is well: my Mafter hath fent me, faying, Behold, even now there be come to me from Mount

Ephraim

Ephraim two young Men of the Sons of the Prophets : give them, I pray thee, a Talent of Silver, and two Changes of Garments.

23 And Naaman faid, Be content, take two Talents. And he urged him, and bound two Talents of Silver in two Bags, with two Changes of Garments, and laid them upon two of his Servants, and they bare them before him.

24. And when he came to the Tower, he took them from their Hand, and bestowed them in the Houfe; and he let the Men go, and they departed.

25 But he went in, and ftood before his Mafter: And Elifha faid unto him, Whence comeft thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy Servant went no whither.

26 And he faid unto him, Went not mine Heart with thee, when the Man turned again from his Chariot to meet thee? is it a Time to receive Money, and to receive Garments, and Olive-yards, and Vineyards, and Sheep, and Oxen, and Men-fervants, and Maid- fervants?

27 The Leprofy therefore of Naaman fhall cleave unto thee, and unto thy Seed for ever. And he went out from his Prefence a Leper as white as Snow.

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Elifba giving Leave to the young Prophets to enlarge their Dwellings, caufeth Iron to fwim: 8 He difclofeth the King of Syria's Counsel. 13 The Army which was fent to Dothan to apprehend Elisha, is fmitten with Blindness: 19 Being brought into Samaria, they are difmiffed in Peace. 24 The Famine in Samaria caufeth Women to eat their own Children. 30 The King fendeth to flay Elisha.

1 ND the Sons of the Prophets faid unto Elifha,

Ver. Behold now, the Place where we dwell with thee

is too ftrait for us.

2 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 anfwered, Go ye.

3 And one faid, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy Servants. And he anfwered, I will go.

4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down Wood.

5 But as one was felling a Beam, the Ax-head fell into

the

the Water: and he cried, and faid, Alas Mafter, for it was borrowed.

6 And the Man of GOD faid, Where fell it? And he fhewed him the Place. And he cut down a Stick, and caft it in thither, and the Iron did fwim.

7 Therefore faid he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his Hand, and took it.

8 Then the King of Syria warred against Ifrael, and took Counsel with his Servants, faying, In fuch and fuch a Place shall be my Camp.

9 And the Man of GOD fent unto the King of Ifrael, faying, Beware that thou pafs not fuch a Place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

10 And the King of Ifrael fent to the Place which the Man of GOD told him, and warned him of, and faved himfelf there, not once nor twice.

11 Therefore the Heart of the King of Syria was fore troubled for this Thing, and he called his Servants, and faid unto them, Will ye not fhew me which of us is for the King of Ifrael?

12 And one of his Servants faid, None, my Lord, O King but Elifha the Prophet, that is in Ifrael, TELLETH the King of Ifrael the WORDS that thou speakeft in thy Bed-chamber.

13 And he faid, fend and fetch him. he is in Dothan.

Go, and fpy where he is that I may
And it was told him, faying, Behold

14 Therefore fent he thither Horfes, and Chariots, and a great Hoft and they came by Night, and compaffed the City about.

15 And when the Servant of the Man of GOD was risen carly and gone forth, behold, an Hoft compaffed the City, both with Horfes, and Chariots and his Servant faid unto him, Alas, my Mafter, how fhall we do?

16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us, are more than they that be with them.

17 And Elisha prayed, and faid, LORD,' I pray thee, open his Eyes that he may fee. And the LORD opened the Eyes of the young Man, and he faw and behold, the Mountain was full of Horfes, about ELISHA.

*Heb. i. 7 And of the Angels he faith, Who maketh his ANGELS SPIRITS, and his MINISTERS a Flame of FIRE.

14 Are they not all MINISTRING SPIRITS, fent forth to minifter for

them who fhall be HEIRS of SalvaTION?

and Chariots of FIRE round 18 And

18 And when they came down to him, Elifha prayed unto the LORD, and faid, Smite this People, I pray thee, with Blindness. And he fmote them with Blindness, according to the Word of Elifha.

19 And Elifha faid unto them, This is not the Way, neither is this the City: follow me, and I will bring you to the Man whom ye feek. But he led them to Samaria. 20 And it came to pafs, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha faid, LORD, open the Eyes of these Men that they may fee. And the LORD opened their Eyes, and they faw, and behold, they were in the mids of Samaria.

21 And the King of Ifrael faid unto Elifha, when he faw them, My Father, fhall I fmite them? fhall I fmite them?

22 And he answered, Thou shalt not fmite them: wouldst thou fmite thofe whom thou haft taken Captive with thy Sword, and with thy Bow? fet Bread and Water before them that they may eat and drink, and go to their Master.

23 And he prepared great Provifion for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he fent them away, and they went to their Mafter. So the Bands of Syria came no more into the Land of Ifrael.

24 And it came to pafs after this, that Benhadad King of Syria gathered all his Host, and went up, and befieged Samaria.

25 And there was a great Famine in Samaria: and behold, they befieged it, until an Afs's Head was fold for fourfcore pieces of Silver, and the Fourth part of a Cab of Doves Dung for five pieces of Silver.

26 And as the King of Ifrael was paffing by upon the Wall, there cried a Woman unto him, faying, Help, my Lord, O King.

27 And he faid, If the LORD do not help thee, whence fhall I help thee? out of the Barn-floor, or out of the Wine-prefs?

28 And the King faid unto her, What aileth thee? And fhe answered, This Woman faid unto me, Give thy Son, that we may eat him To-day, and we will eat my Son To

inorrow.

29 So we boiled my Son, and did eat him and I faid unto her on the next Day, Give thy Son, that we may eat him and he hath hid her Son.

30 And it came to pafs when the King heard the Words of the Woman, that he rent his Cloaths, and he paffed by X X X

upon

upon the Wall, and the People looked, and behold, he had Sackcloth within upon his Flesh.

31 Then he faid, GoD do fo and more also to me, if the Head of Elifha the Son of Shaphat fhall ftand on him this Day.

32 But Elifha fat in his Houfe, (and the Elders fat with him) and the King fent a Man from before him but ere the Meflenger came to him, he, faid to the Elders, See ye how this Son of a Murderer hath fent to take away mine Head? look when the Meffenger cometh, fhut the Door, and hold him faft at the Door: is not the Sound of his Master's Feet behind him?

33 And while he yet talked with them, behold the Meffenger came down unto him: and he faid, Behold, this Evil is of the LORD, what fhould I wait for the LORD any longer?

CHA P. VII.

1 Elisha prophefieth incredible Plenty in Samaria. 3 Four Lepers venturing on the Hoft of the Syrians, bring Tidings of their Flight. 12 The King finding by Spies the News to be true, fpoileth the Tents of the Syrians. 17 The Lord who would not believe the Prophecy of Plenty, having the Charge of the Gate is troden to Death in the Press.

Ver. 1TLERD, Thus faith the LORD, To-morrow about

HEN Elifha faid, Hear ye the Word of the

this time, fhall a Measure of fine Flour be fold for a Shekel, and two Measures of Barley for a Shekel, in the Gate of Samaria.

2 Then a Lord on whofe Hand the King leaned, answered the Man of GoD, and faid, Behold, if the LORD would make Windows in Heaven, might this Thing be? And he faid, Behold, Thou fhalt fee it with thine Eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

3 And there were four leprous Men at the entring in of the Gate and they faid one to another, Why fit we here until we die?

4 If we fay we will enter into the City, then the Famine is in the City, and we fhall die there and if we fit ftill here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the Hoft of the Syrians: if they fave us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we fhall but die.

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