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5 And they rofe up in the Twilight to go unto the Camp of the Syrians and when they were come to the uttermoft Part of the Camp of Syria, behold, there was no Man there.

6 For the LORD had made the Hoft of the Syrians to hear a Noife of Chariots, and a Noife of Horfes, even the Noife of a great Hoft: and they faid one to another, Lo, the King of Ifrael hath hired againft us the Kings of the Hittites, and the Kings of the Egyptians, to come upon

us.

7 Wherefore they arofe and fled in the Twilight, and left their Tents, even the Camp as it was, and fled for their Lives.

8 And when thefe Lepers came to the uttermoft Part of the Camp, they went into one Tent, and did eat, and drink, and carried thence Silver, and Gold, and Raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entred into another Tent, and carried thence alfo, and went and hid it.

9 Then they faid one to another, We do not well this Day is a DAY of GOOD TIDINGS, and we hold our Peace: if we tarry till the Morning Light, fome Mifchief will come upon us now therefore come, that we may go and tell the King's Houfhold.

10 So they came and called unto the Porter of the City: and they told them, faying, We came to the Camp of the Syrians, and behold there was no Man there, but Horfes and Affes tied, and the Tents as they were.

11 And he called the Porters, and they told it to the King's Houfe within.

12 And the King arofe in the Night, and faid unto his Servants, I will now fhew you what the SYRIANS have done to us they know that we be hungry, therefore are they gone out of the Camp, to hide themselves in the Field, faying, When they come out of the City, we fhall catch them. alive, and get into the City.

13 And one of his Servants anfwered and faid, Let fome take, I pray thee, five of the Horfes that remain, which are left in the City: (behold, I fay, they are even as all the multitude of the Ifraelites that are confumed) and let us fend and fee.

14 They took therefore two Chariot-horfes, and the King fent after the Hoft of the Syrians.

15 And they went after them unto Jordan, and lo, all X X X 2 the

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the Way was full of Garments, and Veffels, which the Sy rians had caft away in their Hafte: and the Mefflengers returned and told the King.

16 And the People went out, and spoiled the Tents of the Syrians. So a Measure of FINE FLOUR was fold for a Shekel, and two Measures of Barley for a Shekel, ACCORDING to the WORD of the LORD.

17 And the King appointed the Lord on whofe Hand he leaned, to have the Charge of the Gate: and the People trode upon him in the Gate, and he died, as the MAN of GOD had SAID, who fpake when the King came down to him.

18 And it came to pafs as the Man of GOD had spoken unto the King, faying, Two Measures of Barley for a Shekel, and a Measure of fine Flour for a Shekel, fhall be Tomorrow about this time in the Gate of Samaria :

19 And that Lord answered the MAN of GoD and faid, Now behold, if the LORD fhould make Windows in Heaven, might fuch a Thing be? And he said, Behold, thou fhalt fee it with thine Eyes, but fhalt NOT EAT thereof.

20 And fo it FELL OUT unto him: for the People trod upon him in the Gate, and he DIED.

CHAP. VIII.

The Shunammite having left her Countrey feven Years to avoid the forewarned Famine, for Elifha's Miracle's Sake bath her Land restored by the King. 7 Hazael being fent with a Prefent by Benhadad to Elisha at Damafcus, after he had heard the Prophecy, killeth his Mafter, and fucceedeth him. 16 Jehoram's wicked Reign in Judah. 20 Edom and Libnah revolt. 23 Ahaziah fucceedeth Jehoram. 25 Abaziah's wicked Reign. 28 He vifiteth Jehoram wounded at Jezreel.

Ver. 1 THEN

'HEN fpake Elifha unto the Woman (whofe Son he had restored to Life) faying, Arife, and go thou and thy Houfhold, and fojourn wherefoever thou canst fojourn for the LORD hath called for a FAMINE, and it fhall also come upon the Land seven Years.

2 And the Woman arofe, and did after the Saying of the Man of GoD and fhe went with her Houfhold, and fojourned in the Land of the Philistines feven Years.

3 And it came to pass at the feven 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.

4 And the King talked with Gehazi the Servant of the Man of GOD, faying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the GREAT THINGS that ELISHA hath done.

5 And it came to pafs 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 faid, My Lord, O King, this is the Woman, and this is her SON, whom Elisha RESTORED to LIFE.

6 And when the King asked the Woman, fhe told him. So the King appointed unto her a certain Officer, faying, Restore all that was hers, and all the Fruits of the Field, fince the Day that she left the Land, even until now.

7 And ELISHA came to Damafcus; and Benhadad the King of Syria was fick, and it was told him, saying, The Man of GOD is come hither.

8 And the King faid unto HAZAEL, Take a Present in thine Hand, and go meet the MAN of GOD, and enquire of the LORD by him, faying, fhall I recover of this Disease?

9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a Present with him, even of every good Thing of Damafcus, forty Camels Burden, and came and ftood before him, and faid, Thy Son Benhadad King of Syria hath sent me to thee, faying, Shall I recover of this Disease?

10 And Elifha faid unto him, Go, fay unto him, Thou mayeft certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath fhewed me, that he fhall SURELY DIE.

11 And he fettled his Countenance ftedfaftly, until he was afhamed: and the Man of GOD WEPT.

12 And Hazael faid, Why weepeth my Lord? And he anfwered, Because I know the Evil that thou wilt do unto the Children of Ifrael: their ftrong Holds wilt thou fet on fire, and their young Men wilt thou flay with the Sword, and wilt dash their Children, and rip up their Women with Child.

13 And Hazael faid, But what, is thy Servant a Dog that he should Do this great Thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath fhewed me that thou fhalt be King over Syria.

14 So he departed from Elifha, and came to his Master, who faid to him, What said Elisha to thee? and he answered, He told me that thou shouldft furely recover.

15 And it came to pafs on the Morrow, that he took a thick Cloth, and dipt it in Water, and fpread it on his Face, so that he died and Hazael reigned in his stead.

II. CHRO N. CHA P. XXI.

1 Jehoram fucceeding Jehoshaphat, flayeth his Brethren: 5 His wicked Reign. 8 Edom and Libnah revolt. 12 The Prophecy of Elijah against him in Writing. 16 Philistines and Arabians opprefs him: 18 His incurable Difeafe, infamous Death, and Burial.

Ver. 1

NOW

WOW Jehoshaphat flept with his Fathers, and was buried with his Fathers in the City of David and Jehoram his Son reigned in his ftead.

2 And he had Brethren the Sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all thefe were the Sons of Jehoshaphat King of Ifrael.

3 And their Father gave them great Gifts of Silver and of Gold, and of precious Things, with fenced Cities in Judah but the Kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the First-born.

4 Now when Jehoram was rifen up to the Kingdom of his Father, he strengthened himself, and flew all his Brethren with the Sword, and divers alfo of the Princes of Ifrael.

5 Jehoram was thirty and two Years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight Years in Jerufalem.

6 And he walked in the WAY of the Kings of ISRAEL, like as did the Houfe of АHAB: for he had the Daughter of AHAB to Wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the Eyes of the LORD.

7 Howbeit, the LORD would not DESTROY the Hous of DAVID, becaufe of the COVENANT that he had made with David, and as he PROMISED to give a LIGHT to him, and to his Sons for ever.

8 In his Days the Edomites revolted from under the Dominion of Judah, and made themfelves a King.

9 Then Jehoram went forth with his Princes, and all his Chariots with him: and he rofe up by Night, and fmote

the

Edomites which compaffed him in, and the Captains of the Chariots.

10 So the Edomites revolted from under the Hand of Judah unto this Day. The fame time alfo did Libnah revolt from under his Hand; because he had FORSAKEN the LORD GOD of his Fathers.

11 Moreover, he made high Places in the Mountains of Judah, and caufed the Inhabitants of Jerufalem to commit Fornication, and compelled Judah thereto.

12 And there came a WRITING to him from ELIJAH the Prophet, faying, Thus faith the LORD GOD of David thy Father, Because thou haft not WALKED in the WAYS of Jehoshaphat thy Father, nor in the Ways of Asa King of Judah,

13 But haft walked in the Way of the KINGS of ISRAEL, and haft made Judah and the Inhabitants of Jerufalem to go a WHORING, like to the WHOREDOMS of the House of AHAB, and also haft flain thy Brethren of thy Father's House, which were BETTER than thyfelf:

14 Behold, with a great PLAGUE will the LORD fmite thy People, and thy Children, and thy Wives, and all thy Goods.

15 And thou fhalt have great SICKNESS, by Disease of thy Bowels, until thy Bowels fall out by reafon of the Sicknefs Day by Day.

16 Moreover, the LORD ftirred up against Jehoram the Spirit of the Philiftines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians.

17 And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the Subftance that was found in the King's Houfe, and his Sons alfo and his Wives; fo that there was never a Son left him, fave Jehoahaz the youngest of his Sons.

18 And after all this, the LORD SMOTE him in his Bowels with an INCURABLE DISEASE.

19 And it came to pass that in procefs of Time, after the End of two Years, his BowELS fell out by reafon of his Sickness: fo he died of fore Difeafes: And his People made no Burning for him, like the Burning of his Fathers.

20 Thirty and two Years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerufalem eight Years, and departed without being DESIRED: howbeit they buried him in the City of David, but not in the Sepulchres of the Kings.

II. KINGS,

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