face of the lad: but there was neither voice nor feeling. And he went again to meet him, and signified unto him, saying, The lad is not awake.

And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the lad was dead in his bed.

And he went in, and shut the door upon them both, and prayed unto the LORD.

And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon the mouth of the child, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he spread himself upon him, and the womb of the child was warm.

And he arose again, and went once hither and thither in the house; and went up, and spread himself over him. And the lad snorted seven times: and after that the lad opened his eyes.

And he called Gehazi, and said, Call unto the Sunamitess. And when he called unto her, she came in unto him. And he said, Take thy son thither.

And she came and fell at his feet, and worshipped the ground, and took her son, and went out.

And when Elisha was returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land, and the sons of the prophets dwelt before him. And he said unto his lad: Set a great pot, and boil a vegetable for the children of the prophets.

And one went into the field to gather herbs, and found wild tendrils, and gathered of them coloquines, his garment full: and when he was come, he cut them in the pot for vegetables, because they knew them not.

And when they poured it out for the men to eat, and they did eat of the vegetables, they cried out, saying, O man of God, death in the pot! For they could not eat it.

And he said, Bring flour. And he put it into the pot, and said, Put it before the people, that they may eat. And there was no evil in the pot.

And there came a man of Baal-salisha, and brought the man of God’s firstfruits, even twenty loaves, and new corn in his garment. And he said, Give it to the people, that they may eat.

And his servant said, What shall I give an hundred men to him? And he said, Give unto the people. Give to the people, that they may eat. For thus saith the LORD; They shall eat, and be left over.

And he set it before them, that they should eat: and he tarried yet after the word of the LORD.
(2 Kings)
Chapter 5
Naaman is cleansed from leprosy, Gehazi is punished with it.

Naaman the captain of the host of the king of Syria was an excellent man in the sight of his lord, and highly esteemed: for by him the LORD gave salvation in Syria. And he was a mighty man, and a leper.

And the men of war that were in Syria fell out, and carried away a little damsel out of the land of Israel, which was in the service of Naaman’s wife.

And she said unto her wife, If my lord were with the prophet of Samaria, he would rid him of his leprosy.

And he went in unto his lord, and told him, and said, Thus and thus spake the damsel of the land of Israel.

And the king of Syria said, Go, I will write a letter unto the king of Israel. And he went, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand shekels, and ten sets of garments.

And he brought the letter unto the king of Israel, saying, When this letter cometh unto thee, behold, I have sent unto thee Naaman my servant, that thou shouldest rid him of his leprosy.

And when the king of Israel read the letter, he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, that I can
kill, and that I can make alive, to send unto me to rid the man of his leprosy? Mark and behold, how he seeketh a cause of me!

And when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, he sent unto him, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? Let him come to me, that he may know that there is a prophet in Israel.

So Naaman came with horses and chariots, and stopped at the door of Elisha’s house.

And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall be restored unto thee, and thou shalt be clean.

And Naaman was wroth, and departed, and said: I meant that he should come out unto me, and stand, and call upon the name of the LORD his God, and run his hand over the place, and so put away the leprosy.

Are not the waters of Amanah and Pharphar in Damascus better than all the waters of Israel, that I may wash in them, and be clean? And he turned and departed in anger.

And his servants came unto him, and spake unto him, saying: Dear father, if the prophet had commanded thee a great thing, shouldest thou not do it? How much more, if he say unto thee, Wash, and thou shalt be clean?

And he went down, and was baptized in Jordan seven times, as the man of God had spoken: and his flesh was restored, as the flesh of a young lad, and he was clean.

And he returned unto the man of God, and to all his host. And when he was come in, he stood before him, and said, Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth, save in Israel: now therefore receive the blessing of thy servant.

And he said, If the LORD be alive, before whom I stand, I will not take it. And he urged him to take it; but he would not.

And Naaman said, Shall not thy servant have a burden given unto this earth, as much as two mouths shall bear? For thy servant will no more sacrifice unto other gods, nor offer burnt offerings, but unto the LORD;

That the LORD may be gracious unto thy servant in this, where I worship in the house of Rimon, when my lord goeth into the house of Rimon to worship there, and he leaneth upon my hand.

And he said unto him. Go in peace. And when he was departed from him one country way in the country,

And Gehazi the son of Elisha, the man of God, said, Behold, my lord hath spared Naaman the Syrian, that he hath taken nothing of him that he hath brought. As the LORD liveth, I will go after him, and take something of him.

So Gehazi pursued after Naaman. And when Naaman saw that he pursued him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is it lawful?

And he said, Yea. And my lord hath sent me to say unto thee, Behold, there are now come unto me from mount Ephraim two lads of the sons of the prophets; give them a talent of silver, and two sets of garments.

And Naaman said, Take the two talents: and he constrained him, and bound the two talents of silver in two bags, and in two garments, and gave them to his two sons, which bare them before him.

And when he was come to Ophel, he took it from their hands, and laid it up in the house, and sent the men away.

And when they were departed, he stood before his lord. And Elisha said unto him, Whence, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went neither hither nor thence.

And he said unto him, Was not my heart moved, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Was this the time to take silver, and raiment, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

But the leprosy of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and to thy seed for ever. And he went out from him leprous as snow.
(2 Kings)
Chapter 6
From floating iron. Blindness of the Syrians. Famine in Samaria.

And the children of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.

Let us go to Jordan, and fetch every man wood there, that we may build us a place there to dwell in. And he said, Go ye.

And one said, Dear, go with thy servants. And he said: I will go with thee.

And he went with them. And when they were come to Jordan, they cut down wood.

And when one cut down a tree, the iron fell into the water: Water. And he cried out, saying, Awe, my lord! This is what it is borrowed for.

And the man of God said, Where is it fallen? And when he shewed him the place, he cut down a piece of wood, and thrust it there. And the iron floated.

And he said, Take it up. And he put forth his hand, and took it.

And the king of Syria made war against Israel, and consulted with his servants, saying, We will pitch here and there.

And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou go not into that place: for the Syrians rest there.

So the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him, and kept it, and kept it there: and he did it not once nor twice by himself.

And the king of Syria’s heart was displeased, and called his servants, and said unto them: Will ye not tell me who is fled from among us to the king of Israel?

And one of his servants said, Not so, my lord the king: but Elisha the