The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the forewarned famine, for Elisha's miracle's sake hath her land restored by the king.

1 ¶ Then spakeºª Elishaº unto² the woman,º whose²² sonº he had restored to life,ºª saying,ºª Arise,ºª and go¹ª² thou² and thine household,º and sojournºª wheresoeverº thou canst sojourn:ºª for² the LORDº hath calledºª for a famine;º and it shall also² comeºª upon² the landº sevenº years.º 2 And the womanº arose,ºª and didºª after the sayingº of the manº of God:º and she² went¹ª² with her household,º and sojournedºª in the landº of the Philistinesº sevenº years.º 3 And it came to pass² at the sevenº years'º end,º² that the womanº returnedºª out of the landº² of the Philistines:º and she went forthºª to cryºª unto² the kingº for² her houseº and for² her land.º 4 And the kingº talkedºª with² Gehaziº the servantº of the manº of God,º saying,ºª Tellºª me, I pray thee,²² all² the great thingsº that² Elishaº hath done.ºª 5 And it came to pass,² as he² was tellingºª the kingº² how² he had restored¹ª a dead body¹ª to life,ºª²² that, behold,² the woman,º whose²² sonº he had restored to life,ºª criedºª to² the kingº for² her houseº and for² her land.º And Gehaziº said,ºª My lord,º O king,º this² [is] the woman,º and this² [is] her son,º whom² Elishaº restored to life.ºª 6 And when the kingº askedºª the woman,º she toldºª him. So the kingº appointedºª unto her a certainº officer,º saying,ºª Restoreºª² all² that² [was] hers, and all² the fruitsº of the fieldº since the dayº² that she leftºª² the land,º even until² now.²

Hazael, being sent with a present by Ben-hadad to Elisha at Damascus, after he had heard the prophecy, killeth his master, and succeedeth him.

7 ¶ And Elishaº cameºª to Damascus;º and Benhadadº the kingº of Syriaº was sick;ºª and it was toldºª him, saying,ºª The manº of Godº is comeºª hither.º² 8 And the kingº saidºª unto² Hazael,º Takeºª a presentº in thine hand,º and go,¹ª² meet¹ª² the manº of God,º and enquireºª² of the LORDº by²² him, saying,ºª Shall I recoverºª of this disease?º²² 9 So Hazaelº went¹ª² to meet¹ª² him, and tookºª a presentº with² him,¹ even of every² good thingº of Damascus,º fortyº camels'º burden,º and cameºª and stoodºª beforeº him, and said,ºª Thy sonº Benhadadº kingº of Syriaº hath sentºª me to² thee, saying,ºª Shall I recoverºª of this disease?º²² 10 And Elishaº saidºª unto² him, Go,¹ª² sayºª unto him, Thou mayest certainly¹ª recover:ºª howbeit the LORDº hath shewedºª me that² he shall surely¹ª die.ºª 11 And he settledºª² his countenanceº stedfastly,ºª until² he was ashamed:ºª and the manº of Godº wept.ºª 12 And Hazaelº said,ºª Why² weepethºª my lord?º And he answered,ºª Because² I knowºª² the evilº that² thou wilt doºª unto the childrenº of Israel:º their strong holdsº wilt thou setºª on fire,º and their young menº wilt thou slayºª with the sword,º and wilt dashºª their children,º and rip upºª their women with child.º 13 And Hazaelº said,ºª But² what,² [is] thy servantº a dog,º that² he should doºª this² greatº thing?º And Elishaº answered,ºª The LORDº hath shewedºª me that thou [shalt be] kingº over² Syria.º 14 So he departed¹ª² from²² Elisha,º and cameºª to² his master;º who saidºª to him, What² saidºª Elishaº to thee? And he answered,ºª He toldºª me [that] thou shouldest surely¹ª recover.ºª 15 And it came to pass² on the morrow,º² that he tookºª a thick cloth,º and dippedºª [it] in water,º and spreadºª [it] on² his face,º so that he died:ºª and Hazaelº reignedºª in his stead.²

Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah.

16 ¶ And in the fifthº yearº of Joramº the sonº of Ahabº kingº of Israel,º Jehoshaphatº [being] then kingº of Judah,º Jehoramº the sonº of Jehoshaphatº kingº of Judahº began to reign.ºª 17 Thirtyº and twoº yearsº oldº was² he when he began to reign;ºª and he reignedºª eightº yearsº in Jerusalem.º 18 And he walked¹ª² in the wayº of the kingsº of Israel,º as² didºª the houseº of Ahab:º for² the daughterº of Ahabº was² his wife:º and he didºª evilº in the sightº of the LORD.º 19 Yet the LORDº wouldºª not² destroyºª² Judahº for Davidº his servant'sº sake,² as² he promisedºª him to giveºª him alwayº² a light,º [and] to his children.º

Edom and Libnah revolt.

20 ¶ In his daysº Edomº revoltedºª from under²² the handº of Judah,º and madeºª a kingº over² themselves. 21 So Joramº went overºª to Zair,º and all² the chariotsº with² him: and he² roseºª by night,º and smoteºª² the Edomitesº which compassed him about,ºª² and the captainsº of the chariots:º and the peopleº fledºª into their tents.º 22 Yet Edomº revoltedºª from under²² the handº of Judahº unto² this² day.º Then² Libnahº revoltedºª at the sameº time.º

Ahaziah succeedeth Jehoram.

23 And the restº of the actsº of Joram,º and all² that² he did,ºª [are] they² not² writtenºª in² the bookº of the chroniclesºº of the kingsº of Judah?º 24 And Joramº sleptºª with² his fathers,º and was buriedºª with² his fathersº in the cityº of David:º and Ahaziahº his sonº reignedºª in his stead.²

Ahaziah's wicked reign.

25 ¶ In the twelfthºº¹ yearº of Joramº the sonº of Ahabº kingº of Israelº did Ahaziahº the sonº of Jehoramº kingº of Judahº begin to reign.ºª 26 Twoº and twentyº yearsº oldº [was] Ahaziahº when he began to reign;ºª and he reignedºª oneº yearº in Jerusalem.º And his mother'sº nameº [was] Athaliah,º the daughterº of Omriº kingº of Israel.º 27 And he walked¹ª² in the wayº of the houseº of Ahab,º and didºª evilº in the sightº of the LORD,º as [did] the houseº of Ahab:º for² he² [was] the son in lawº of the houseº of Ahab.º

He visiteth Jehoram wounded, at Jezreel.

28 ¶ And he went¹ª² with² Joramº the sonº of Ahabº to the warº against² Hazaelº kingº of Syriaº in Ramothgilead;º¹ and the Syriansº woundedºª² Joram.º 29 And kingº Joramº went backºª to be healedºª in Jezreelº of² the woundsº which² the Syriansº had givenºª him at Ramah,º when he foughtºª against² Hazaelº kingº of Syria.º And Ahaziahº the sonº of Jehoramº kingº of Judahº went downºª to seeºª² Joramº the sonº of Ahabº in Jezreel,º because² he² was sick.ºª