Jehoshaphat's good reign. BEFORE CHRIST 914. t 2 Chr. 17. 3. 49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. CHRIST 913. c 2 Chr. 20. 87. ch. 9. 26. e2 Chr.21.1. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five but they went not; for the ships BEFORE d old when he began to reign; and were broken at a Ezion-geber. years he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: neverthech. 14. 23. less " the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. & 15. 14. 2 Kings 12. 3. x2 Chr.19.2. 2 Cor. 6. 14. y ch. 14. 21. & 15. 12. 913. z Gen.25.23. 2 Sam. 8.14. 2 Kings 3.9. & 8.20. a 2 Chr. 20. 35, &c. 2 Or, had ten ships. uch. 10. 22. 45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. 47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. a 2 48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: 50 T AndJehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel. 5 And when the messengers Thus saith the LORD, Is it not be 7 And he said unto them, 2 What d 8 And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And Zech. 13.4. he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite. 9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. Matt. 3. 4. Jehoram succeedeth Ahaziah. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 896. • Luke 9. 54. ↑ Heb. bowed. 21. II. KINGS, II. Elijah divideth Jordan. 10 And Elijah answered and said would take up Elijah into to the captain of fifty, If I be a man 11 Again also he sent unto him 12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 13 ¶ And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these 1 Sam. 26. fifty thy servants, 'be precious in thy sight. Ps. 72. 14. 896. 3 The 14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight. 15 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. 16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in second year his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son. that Jehoram was Prorex, and the eighteenth of Jehoshaphat, ch. 3.1. 18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? CHAPTER II. 1 Elijah, taking his leave of Elisha, with his some waters. 23 Bears destroy the children heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah с b 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. d 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. 5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood 2 to 2 ITeb. in view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. f 8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. 9 ¶ And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10 And he said, 'Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. sight, or, over against. so Josh. 3. 16. Ex. 14.21. ver. 14. Thou hast done hard in asking. Elisha succeedeth Elijah. BEFORE CHRIST 896. 1 ch. 13. 14. 2 Heb. lip. k ver. 8. 1 ver. 7. 8 Heb. sons of strength. m See 1 Kings 18. 12. Ezek. 8.3. Acts 8. 39. 4 Heb. one of the mountains. 5 Heb. causing to miscarry. n See Ex. 15. 25. ch. 4. 41. & 6.6. John 9. 6. i II. KINGS, III. 12 ¶ And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. 13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the 2 bank of Jordan; 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. 1 k 15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men ; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: mlest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him 4 upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. 17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. 18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? 19 ¶ And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. 20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and "cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. 22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake. 23 ¶ And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. Jehoram's reign. 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. 25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria. CHAPTER III. Jehoram's reign. 4 Mesha rebelleth. 6 Jehoram, with Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom, being distressed for want of water, by Elisha obtaineth water, and promise of victory. 21 The Moabites, deceived by the colour of the water, coming to spoil, are overcome. 26 The king of Moab, by sacrificing the king of Edom's son, raiseth the siege. BEFORE CHRIST 896. Elisha obtaineth water. BEFORE CHRIST 895. à ch. 2. 25. Ezek. 14.3. So Judges Ruth 1.15. 10. 14. 11 Kings 18. 19. m 1 Kings n See 1 Sam. 10.5. II. KINGS, IV. we may enquire of the LORD by him? 13 And Elisha said unto the king 14 And Elisha said, m As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee. 15 But now bring me "a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minEzek. 1.3. strel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. & 3. 14, 22. & 8.1. pch. 4.3. 2 Heb. grieve. 40. 16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, P Make this valley full of ditches. 17 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. 18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. 19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones. 2 20 And it came to pass in the Ex. 29. 39, morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. 3 Heb. were cried together. 4 21 ¶ And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, Heb. gird and upward, and stood in the border. 22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood: himself with a girdle. 5 Heb. destroyed. 23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. The Moabites are overcome. 4 And when thou art come in, scant not. thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. 5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. 6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. 7 Then she came and told the 24 And when they came to the man of God. And he said, Go, sell | Elisha raiseth the BEFORE CHRIST 895. 2 Or, creditor. 3 Heb. there was a day. d Josh. 19. 18. 4 Heb. laid hold on him. e Gen. 18.10, 14. 6 Heb. set time. f ver. 28. H. KINGS, IV. the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. 8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually. 10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. 11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. 12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. 13 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. 14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. 15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door. 16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. 17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life. Shunammite's son. one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again. 23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well. 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. 25 So she went and came unto the man of God 5 to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: 26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well. 27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him Heb. by by the feet but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. 5 Heb. m. 1.10. bitter. 28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Doh ver. 16. not deceive me? 29 Then he said to Gehazi, 'Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. m 30 And the mother of the child said, "As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. 31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is "not awaked. 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 46. 11 Kings 18. ch.9.1. Luke 10.4. See Ex. 7. 19. & 14. 16. ch. 2. 8, 14. Acts 19. 12. m ch. 2. 2. 33 He went in therefore, and over. 4. shut the door upon them twain, Pand prayed unto the LORD. 34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. 35 Then he returned, and walked Matt. 6. 6. pl Kings17. 20. 21. 1Kings17. Acts 20.10. |