6:1
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where
we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
6:2
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam,
and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go
ye.
6:3
And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he
answered, I will go.
6:4
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
6:5
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he
cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
6:6
And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and
cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
(6:6)"And the iron did swim."
Elisha makes an iron ax head swim. Neat trick, not even Jesus did that one!
6:7
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took
it.
6:8
Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his
servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
6:9
And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou
pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
6:10
And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and
warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
6:11
Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing;
and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of
us is for the king of Israel?
6:12
And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the
prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou
speakest in thy bedchamber.
(6:12) "Elisha ... telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest
in thy bedchamber."
Elisha is clairaudient (acquires psychic knowledge
by auditory means).
6:13
And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it
was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
6:14
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they
came by night, and compassed the city about.
6:15
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth,
behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his
servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
6:16
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they
that be with them.
6:17And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may
see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold,
the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
(6:17) "Elisha prayed ... and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire."
(16:18-20)
With God's help, Elisha first blinds the Syrians and then restores their sight.
(6:18) "Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people,
I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha."
(6:20) "When they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.
And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw."
6:19
And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city:
follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to
Samaria.
6:20
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said,
LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened
their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
6:21And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them,
My father,
shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
6:22
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom
thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water
before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
6:23
And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and
drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of
Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
6:24
And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all
his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
6:25
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it,
until an ass's head was
sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's
dung for five pieces of silver.
(6:25) "An ass's head was
sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's
dung for five pieces of silver."
6:26
And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a
woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
6:27
And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out
of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
6:28
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give
thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son tomorrow.
(6:28-29, 33) "So we boiled my son, and did eat him."
Women killed, boiled and ate their own
children because of a plague that God sent, or as the Bible puts it:
"Behold, this evil is of the Lord." What the Bible says about cannibalism
6:29So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that
we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.
6:30
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he
rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked,
and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
6:31
Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son
of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
6:32
But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king
sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to
the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine
head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at
the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
6:33
And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto
him: and he said, Behold,
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