And the sons
of the prophets
said
unto
Elisha,
Behold now, the place
where we dwell
with thee is too strait
for us.
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.
say
And one
said,
Be content,
I pray thee, and go
with thy servants.
And he answered,
I will go.
So he went
with them. And when they came
to Jordan,
they cut down
wood.
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.
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.
say
nip off
ἀπέκνισεν
apeknisen
come to the surface
ἐπεπόλασεν
epepolasen
implement
σιδήριον
sidērion
Therefore said
he, Take it up
to thee. And he put out
his hand,
and took
it.
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.
such and such
ελμωνι
elmōni
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.
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.
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?
move out of
ἐξεκινήθη
exekinēthē
say
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.
say
Elisaie
Ελισαιε
elisaie
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.
Therefore sent
he thither horses,
and chariots,
and a great
host:
and they came
by night,
and compassed
the city
about.
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?
Elisaie
Ελισαιε
elisaie
say
And he answered,
Fear
not: for they that be with us are more
than they that be with them.
And 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.
Elisaie
Ελισαιε
elisaie
say
round about
περικύκλῳ
perikyklō
Elisaie
Ελισαιε
elisaie
And when they came down
to him, 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.
Elisaie
Ελισαιε
elisaie
say
inability to see
ἀορασίᾳ
aorasia
inability to see
ἀορασίᾳ
aorasia
Elisaie
Ελισαιε
elisaie
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.
say
Elisaie
Ελισαιε
elisaie
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.
say
Elisaie
Ελισαιε
elisaie
And the king
of Israel
said
unto Elisha,
when he saw
them, My father,
shall I smite
them? shall I smite
them?
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.
say
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.
juxta-position
παράθεσιν
parathesin
lightly armed
μονόζωνοι
monozōnoi
And it came to pass after this,
that Benhadad
king
of Syria
gathered
all his host,
and went up,
and besieged
Samaria.
gather round
ἤθροισεν
ēthroisen
Ader
Αδερ
ader
sit around
περιεκάθισεν
periekathisen
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.
seated
περιεκάθηντο
periekathēnto
shekel
σίκλων
siklōn
corn measure
κάβου
kabou
dung
κόπρου
koprou
shekel
σίκλων
siklōn
And as the king
of Israel
was passing by
upon the wall,
there cried
a woman
unto him, saying,
Help,
my lord,
O king.
And he said,
If the LORD
do not help
thee, whence
shall I help
thee? out of the barnfloor,
or out of the winepress?
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
to morrow.
say
say
say
So 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.
boil
ἡψήσαμεν
hēpsēsamen
say
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.
rend
διέρρηξεν
dierrēxen
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.
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?
Elisaie
Ελισαιε
elisaie
say
aware
οἴδατε
oidate
slayer
φονευτοῦ
phoneutou
press close
παραθλίψατε
parathlipsate
behind
κατόπισθεν
katopisthen
And while he yet talked
with them, behold, the messenger
came down
unto him: and he said,
Behold, this evil
is of the LORD;
what should I wait
for the LORD
any longer?
say
