<vn='1'>And the <sn="1121">sons</s> of the <sn="5030">prophets</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="477">Elisha</s>, <sn="2009">Behold</s><sn="4994">now</s>, the <sn="4725">place</s><sn="834 8033">where</s><sn="587">we</s><sn="3427">dwell</s><sn="6440">with</s> thee is too <sn="6862">strait</s><sn="4480">for</s> us. </v>
<vn='2'>Let us <sn="1980">go</s>, we pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, <sn="5704">unto</s><sn="3383">Jordan</s>, and <sn="3947">take</s><sn="4480 8033">thence</s> every <sn="376">man</s><sn="259">a</s><sn="6982">beam</s>, and let us <sn="6213">make</s> us a <sn="4725">place</s><sn="8033">there</s>, <sn="8033">where</s> we may <sn="3427">dwell</s>. And he <sn="559">answered</s>, <sn="1980">Go</s> ye. </v>
<vn='3'>And <sn="259">one</s><sn="559">said</s>, Be <sn="2974">content</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, and <sn="1980">go</s><sn="854">with</s> thy <sn="5650">servants</s>. And he <sn="559">answered</s>, <sn="589">I</s> will <sn="1980">go</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>So he <sn="1980">went</s><sn="854">with</s> them. And when they <sn="935">came</s> to <sn="3383">Jordan</s>, they cut <sn="1504">down</s><sn="6086">wood</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>But as <sn="259">one</s><sn="1961">was</s><sn="5307">felling</s> a <sn="6982">beam</s>, the axe <sn="1270">head</s><sn="5307">fell</s><sn="413">into</s> the <sn="4325">water</s>: and he <sn="6817">cried</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="162">Alas</s>, <sn="113">master</s>! for <sn="1931">it</s> was <sn="7592">borrowed</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>And the <sn="376">man</s> of <sn="430">God</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="575">Where</s><sn="5307">fell</s> it? And he <sn="7200">showed</s> him <sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4725">place</s>. And he cut <sn="7094">down</s> a <sn="6086">stick</s>, and <sn="7993">cast</s> it in <sn="8033">thither</s>; and the <sn="1270">iron</s> did <sn="6687">swim</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>Therefore <sn="559">said</s> he, Take it <sn="7311">up</s> to thee. And he put <sn="7971">out</s> his <sn="3027">hand</s>, and <sn="3947">took</s> it. </v>
<vn='8'>Then the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="758">Syria</s><sn="3898">warred</s> against <sn="3478">Israel</s>, and took <sn="3289">counsel</s><sn="413">with</s> his <sn="5650">servants</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="413">In</s> such and <sn="6423 492">such</s> a <sn="4725">place</s> shall be my <sn="8466">camp</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And the <sn="376">man</s> of <sn="430">God</s><sn="7971">sent</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="8104">Beware</s> that thou pass <sn="4480 5674">not</s><sn="2088">such</s> a <sn="4725">place</s>; <sn="3588">for</s><sn="8033">thither</s> the <sn="758">Syrians</s> are come <sn="5185">down</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>And the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="7971">sent</s><sn="413">to</s> the <sn="4725">place</s><sn="834">which</s> the <sn="376">man</s> of <sn="430">God</s><sn="559">told</s> him and <sn="2094">warned</s> him of, and saved <sn="8104">himself</s><sn="8033">there</s>, <sn="3808">not</s><sn="259">once</s><sn="3808">nor</s><sn="8147">twice</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>Therefore the <sn="3820">heart</s> of the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="758">Syria</s> was sore <sn="5590">troubled</s><sn="5921">for</s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="1697">thing</s>; and he <sn="7121 413">called</s> his <sn="5650">servants</s>, and <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, Will ye <sn="3808">not</s><sn="5046">show</s> me <sn="4310">which</s><sn="4480 7495">of</s> us is <sn="413">for</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>? </v>
<vn='12'>And <sn="259">one</s> of his <sn="4480 5650">servants</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="3808">None</s>, my <sn="113">lord</s>, O <sn="4428">king</s>: <sn="3588">but</s><sn="477">Elisha</s>, the <sn="5030">prophet</s><sn="834">that</s> is in <sn="3478">Israel</s>, <sn="5046">telleth</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1697">words</s><sn="834">that</s> thou <sn="1696">speakest</s> in thy <sn="2315 4904">bedchamber</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>And he <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="1980">Go</s> and <sn="7200">spy</s><sn="351">where</s><sn="1931">he</s> is, that I may <sn="7971">send</s> and <sn="3947">fetch</s> him. And it was <sn="5046">told</s> him, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="2009">Behold</s>, he is in <sn="1886">Dothan</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>Therefore <sn="7971">sent</s> he <sn="8033">thither</s><sn="5483">horses</s>, and <sn="7393">chariots</s>, and a <sn="3515">great</s><sn="2428">host</s>: and they <sn="935">came</s> by <sn="3915">night</s>, and <sn="5362 5921">compassed</s> the <sn="5892">city</s> about. </v>
<vn='15'>And when the <sn="8334">servant</s> of the <sn="376">man</s> of <sn="430">God</s> was <sn="6965">risen</s><sn="7925">early</s>, and gone <sn="3318">forth</s>, <sn="2009">behold</s>, a <sn="2428">host</s><sn="5437">compassed</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="5892">city</s> both with <sn="5483">horses</s> and <sn="7393">chariots</s>. And his <sn="5288">servant</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="162">Alas</s>, my <sn="113">master</s>! <sn="349">how</s> shall we <sn="6213">do</s>? </v>
<vn='16'>And he <sn="559">answered</s>, <sn="3372">Fear</s><sn="408">not</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> they <sn="834">that</s> be <sn="854">with</s> us are <sn="7227">more</s> than they <sn="4480 834">that</s> be <sn="854">with</s> them. </v>
<vn='17'>And <sn="477">Elisha</s><sn="6419">prayed</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="3068">LORD</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, <sn="6491">open</s><sn="*853"></s> his <sn="5869">eyes</s>, that he may <sn="7200">see</s>. And the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="6491">opened</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="5869">eyes</s> of the young <sn="5288">man</s>; and he <sn="7200">saw</s>: and, <sn="2009">behold</s>, the <sn="2022">mountain</s> was <sn="4390">full</s> of <sn="5483">horses</s> and <sn="7393">chariots</s> of <sn="784">fire</s> round <sn="5439">about</s><sn="477">Elisha</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>And when they came <sn="3381">down</s><sn="413">to</s> him, <sn="477">Elisha</s><sn="6419">prayed</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="5221">Smite</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="1471">people</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, with <sn="5575">blindness</s>. And he <sn="5221">smote</s> them with <sn="5575">blindness</s> according to the <sn="1697">word</s> of <sn="477">Elisha</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>And <sn="477">Elisha</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, <sn="2088">This</s> is <sn="3808">not</s> the <sn="1870">way</s>, <sn="3808">neither</s> is <sn="2090">this</s> the <sn="5892">city</s>: <sn="1980 310">follow</s> me, and I will <sn="1980">bring</s> you <sn="413">to</s> the <sn="376">man</s><sn="834">whom</s> ye <sn="1245">seek</s>. But he <sn="1980">led</s> them to <sn="8111">Samaria</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, when they were <sn="935">come</s> into <sn="8111">Samaria</s>, that <sn="477">Elisha</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="3068">LORD</s>, <sn="6491">open</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="5869">eyes</s> of <sn="428">these</s> men, that they may <sn="7200">see</s>. And the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="6491">opened</s><sn="*853"></s> their <sn="5869">eyes</s>, and they <sn="7200">saw</s>; and, <sn="2009">behold</s>, they were in the <sn="8432">midst</s> of <sn="8111">Samaria</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>And the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="477">Elisha</s>, when he <sn="7200">saw</s> them, My <sn="1">father</s>, shall I <sn="5221">smite</s> them? shall I <sn="5221">smite</s> them? </v>
<vn='22'>And he <sn="559">answered</s>, Thou shalt <sn="3808">not</s><sn="5221">smite</s> them: wouldest <sn="859">thou</s><sn="5221">smite</s> those <sn="834">whom</s> thou hast taken <sn="7617">captive</s> with thy <sn="2719">sword</s> and with thy <sn="7198">bow</s>? <sn="7760">set</s><sn="3899">bread</s> and <sn="4325">water</s><sn="6440">before</s> them, that they may <sn="398">eat</s> and <sn="8354">drink</s>, and <sn="1980">go</s><sn="413">to</s> their <sn="113">master</s>. </v>
<vn='23'>And he <sn="3739">prepared</s><sn="1419">great</s><sn="3740">provision</s> for them: and when they had <sn="398">eaten</s> and <sn="8354">drunk</s>, he sent them <sn="7971">away</s>, and they <sn="1980">went</s><sn="413">to</s> their <sn="113">master</s>. So the <sn="1416">bands</s> of <sn="758">Syria</s><sn="935">came</s><sn="3808">no</s><sn="3254 5750">more</s> into the <sn="776">land</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='24'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s><sn="310">after</s><sn="3651">this</s>, that <sn="1130">Ben</s> -hadad <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="758">Syria</s><sn="6908">gathered</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3605">all</s> his <sn="4264">host</s>, and went <sn="5927">up</s>, and <sn="6696 5921">besieged</s><sn="8111">Samaria</s>. </v>
<vn='25'>And there <sn="1961">was</s> a <sn="1419">great</s><sn="7458">famine</s> in <sn="8111">Samaria</s>: and, <sn="2009">behold</s>, they <sn="6696 5921">besieged</s> it, <sn="5704">until</s> an <sn="2543">ass</s> 's <sn="7218">head</s><sn="1961">was</s> sold for <sn="8084">fourscore</s> pieces of <sn="3701">silver</s>, and the fourth <sn="7255">part</s> of a <sn="6894">cab</s> of dove's <sn="1686">dung</s> for <sn="2568">five</s> pieces of <sn="3701">silver</s>. </v>
<vn='26'>And as the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="1961">was</s> passing <sn="5674">by</s><sn="5921">upon</s> the <sn="2346">wall</s>, there <sn="6817">cried</s> a <sn="802">woman</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="3467">Help</s>, my <sn="113">lord</s>, O <sn="4428">king</s>. </v>
<vn='27'>And he <sn="559">said</s>, If the <sn="3068">LORD</s> do <sn="408">not</s><sn="3467">help</s> thee, <sn="4480 370">whence</s> shall I <sn="3467">help</s> thee? out <sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="1637">barnfloor</s>, <sn="176">or</s> out <sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="3342">winepress</s>? </v>
<vn='28'>And the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="559">said</s> unto her, <sn="4100">What</s> aileth thee? And she <sn="559">answered</s>, <sn="2063">This</s><sn="802">woman</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> me, <sn="5414">Give</s><sn="*853"></s> thy <sn="1121">son</s>, that we may <sn="398">eat</s> him <sn="3117">today</s>, and we will <sn="398">eat</s> my <sn="1121">son</s><sn="4279">tomorrow</s>. </v>
<vn='29'>So we <sn="1310">boiled</s><sn="*853"></s> my <sn="1121">son</s>, and did <sn="398">eat</s> him: and I <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> her on the <sn="312">next</s><sn="3117">day</s>, <sn="5414">Give</s><sn="*853"></s> thy <sn="1121">son</s>, that we may <sn="398">eat</s> him: and she hath <sn="2244">hid</s><sn="*853"></s> her <sn="1121">son</s>. </v>
<vn='30'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, when the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="8085">heard</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1697">words</s> of the <sn="802">woman</s>, that he <sn="7167">rent</s><sn="*853"></s> his <sn="899">clothes</s>; and <sn="1931">he</s> passed <sn="5674">by</s><sn="5921">upon</s> the <sn="2346">wall</s>, and the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="7200">looked</s>, and, <sn="2009">behold</s>, he had <sn="8242">sackcloth</s><sn="4480 1004">within</s><sn="5921">upon</s> his <sn="1320">flesh</s>. </v>
<vn='31'>Then he <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="430">God</s><sn="6213">do</s><sn="3541">so</s> and <sn="3254">more</s><sn="3541">also</s> to me, <sn="518">if</s> the <sn="7218">head</s> of <sn="477">Elisha</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="8202">Shaphat</s> shall <sn="5975">stand</s><sn="5921">on</s> him this <sn="3117">day</s>. </v>
<vn='32'>But <sn="477">Elisha</s><sn="3427">sat</s> in his <sn="1004">house</s>, and the <sn="2205">elders</s><sn="3427">sat</s><sn="854">with</s> him; and the king <sn="7971">sent</s> a <sn="376">man</s> from <sn="4480 6440">before</s> him: but <sn="2962">ere</s> the <sn="4397">messenger</s><sn="935">came</s><sn="413">to</s> him, <sn="1931">he</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">to</s> the <sn="2205">elders</s>, <sn="7200">See</s> ye <sn="3588">how</s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="1121">son</s> of a <sn="7523">murderer</s> hath <sn="7971">sent</s> to take <sn="5493">away</s><sn="*853"></s> mine <sn="7218">head</s>? <sn="7200">look</s>, when the <sn="4397">messenger</s><sn="935">cometh</s>, <sn="5462">shut</s> the <sn="1817">door</s>, and hold him <sn="3905 *853">fast</s> at the <sn="1817">door</s>: is <sn="3808">not</s> the <sn="6963">sound</s> of his <sn="113">master</s> 's <sn="7272">feet</s><sn="310">behind</s> him? </v>
<vn='33'>And while he <sn="5750">yet</s><sn="1696">talked</s><sn="5973">with</s> them, <sn="2009">behold</s>, the <sn="4397">messenger</s> came <sn="3381">down</s><sn="413">unto</s> him: and he <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="2009">Behold</s>, <sn="2063">this</s><sn="7451">evil</s> is <sn="4480 854">of</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>; <sn="4100">what</s> should I <sn="3176">wait</s> for the <sn="3068">LORD</s> any <sn="5750">longer</s>? </v>