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The Axe Head Floats

1And the sonsof the prophetssaiduntoElisha,Behold now, the placewhere we dwellwith thee is too straitfor us.2Let us go,we pray thee, unto Jordan,and takethence every manabeam,and let us makeus a placethere, where we may dwell.And he answered,Goye.3And onesaid,Be content,I pray thee, and gowith thy servants.And he answered,I will go.4So he wentwith them. And when they cameto Jordan,they cut downwood.5But as onewas fellinga beam,the axe headfellinto the water:and he cried,and said,Alas,master!for it was borrowed.6And the manof Godsaid,Wherefellit? And he shewedhim the place.And he cut downa stick,and cast[it] in thither; and the irondid swim.7Therefore saidhe, Take [it] upto thee. And he put outhis hand,and tookit.

Elisha Captures Blinded Syrians

8Then the kingof Syriawarredagainst Israel,and took counselwith his servants,saying,In suchand sucha place[shall be] my camp.9And the manof Godsentunto the kingof Israel,saying,Bewarethat thou passnot sucha place;for thither the Syriansare come down.10And the kingof Israelsentto the placewhich the manof Godtoldhim and warnedhim of, and savedhimself there, not oncenor twice.

11Therefore the heartof the kingof Syriawas sore troubledfor this thing;and he calledhis servants,and saidunto them, Will ye not shewme which of us [is] for the kingof Israel?12And oneof his servantssaid,None, my lord,O king:but Elisha,the prophetthat [is] in Israel,telleththe kingof Israelthe wordsthat thou speakestin thy bedchamber.13And he said,Goand spywherehe [is], that I may sendand fetchhim. And it was toldhim, saying,Behold, [he is] in Dothan.14Therefore senthe thither horses,and chariots,and a greathost:and they cameby night,and compassedthe cityabout.

15And when the servantof the manof Godwas risenearly,and gone forth,behold, an hostcompassedthe cityboth with horsesand chariots.And his servantsaidunto him, Alas,my master!how shall we do?16And he answered,Fearnot: for they that [be] with us [are] morethan they that [be] with them.17And Elishaprayed,and said,LORD,I pray thee, openhis eyes,that he may see.And the LORDopenedthe eyesof the young man;and he saw:and, behold, the mountain[was] fullof horsesand chariotsof fireround aboutElisha.18And when they came downto him, Elishaprayedunto the LORD,and said,Smitethis people,I pray thee, with blindness.And he smotethem with blindnessaccording to the wordof Elisha.19And Elishasaidunto them, This [is] not the way,neither [is] thisthe city:followme, and I will bringyou to the manwhom ye seek.But he ledthem to Samaria.

20And it came to pass, when they were comeinto Samaria,that Elishasaid,LORD,openthe eyesof these [men], that they may see.And the LORDopenedtheir eyes,and they saw;and, behold, [they were] in the midstof Samaria.21And the kingof Israelsaidunto Elisha,when he sawthem, My father,shall I smite[them]? shall I smite[them]?22And he answered,Thou shalt not smite[them]: wouldest thou smitethose whom thou hast taken captivewith thy swordand with thy bow?setbreadand waterbeforethem, that they may eatand drink,and goto their master.23And he preparedgreatprovisionfor them: and when they had eatenand drunk,he sent them away,and they wentto their master.So the bandsof Syriacameno moreinto the landof Israel.

The Siege and Famine of Samaria

24And it came to pass after this,that Benhadadkingof Syriagatheredall his host,and went up,and besiegedSamaria.25And there was a greatfaminein Samaria:and, behold, they besiegedit, until an ass'sheadwas [sold] for fourscore[pieces] of silver,and the fourth partof a cabof dove's dungfor five[pieces] of silver.26And as the kingof Israelwas passing byupon the wall,there crieda womanunto him, saying,Help,my lord,O king.27And he said,If the LORDdo not helpthee, whenceshall I helpthee? out of the barnfloor,or out of the winepress?28And the kingsaidunto her, What aileth thee? And she answered,This womansaidunto me, Givethy son,that we may eathim to day,and we will eatmy sonto morrow.29So we boiledmy son,and did eathim: and I saidunto her on the nextday,Givethy son,that we may eathim: and she hath hidher son.30And it came to pass, when the kingheardthe wordsof the woman,that he renthis clothes;and he passed byupon the wall,and the peoplelooked,and, behold, [he had] sackclothwithinupon his flesh.31Then he said,Goddoso and morealso to me, if the headof Elishathe sonof Shaphatshall standon him this day.

32But Elishasatin his house,and the elderssatwith him; and [the king] senta manfrom beforehim: but ere the messengercameto him, he saidto the elders,Seeye how this sonof a murdererhath sentto take awaymine head?look,when the messengercometh,shutthe door,and hold him fastat the door:[is] not the soundof his master'sfeetbehindhim?33And while he yet talkedwith them, behold, the messengercame downunto him: and he said,Behold, this evil[is] of the LORD;what should I waitfor the LORDany longer?