son he had quickened, and cried unto the king for her house and her land. Then said Gehazi, My lord the king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha hath quickened.

And the king asked the woman, and she told him. And the king gave her a chamberlain, and said, Restore unto her all that is hers, and all the revenue of the field, from the time that she left the land until now.

And Elisha came to Damascus. And Benhadad king of Syria lay sick: and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.

And the king said unto Hazael, Take the present with thee, and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, If I may recover of this disease.

And Hazael went out to meet him, and took a present with him, and all the goods of Damascus, forty camels’ weight. And when he was come, he stood before him, and said. Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me unto thee, saying, Can I also recover of this disease?

And Elisha said unto him, Go and tell him, Thou shalt recover: but the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.

And the man of God looked gravely, and stood unruly, and wept.

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he said: I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel. Thou wilt burn their strong cities with fire, and slay their young men with the sword, and slay their young children, and cut in pieces their women with child.

And Hazael said, What is thy servant the dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha said, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king in Syria.

And he departed from Elisha, and came to his lord, and he said unto him, What said Elisha unto thee? And he said, He said unto me, Thou shalt recover.

And the next day he took the colter, and dipped it in water, and spread it over him, and died.
And Hazael reigned in his stead.

In the fifth year of Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel was Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king in Judah.

Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for Ahab’s daughter was his wife: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

But the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant’s sake; as he had spoken to him, to give him a lamp among his children for ever.

In his days the Edomites fell away from Judah, and made a king over them.

For Jehoram passed through Zair, and all the chariots with him, and rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that were round about him, and the captains of the chariots, and the people fled into their tents.

Therefore the Edomites fell from Judah unto this day. Libnah also fell away at the same time.

And the rest of the acts of Jehoram, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.

And Jehoram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

In the twelfth year of Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel was Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king in Judah.

Ahaziah was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, daughter of Amri king of Israel.

And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the brother in law of the house of Ahab.

And he went with Jehoram the son of Ahab to battle against Hazael king of Syria to Ramoth in Gilead: but the Syrians smote Jehoram.

And Jehoram the king returned to be healed in Jezreel of the blows which the Syrians had smitten him in Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah came down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
(2 Kings)
Chapter 9
Jehu anointed king; kills Joram, Ahaziah and Jezebel.

And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this pitcher of oil with thee, and go to Ramoth in Gilead.

And when thou comest thither, thou shalt see there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi. And go in, and raise him up among his brethren, and bring him into the innermost chamber.

And take the pitcher of oil, and pour it upon his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. And thou shalt open the door, and flee, and not be pardoned.

And the young man of the prophet, the lad, went to Ramoth in Gilead.

And when he was come in, behold, the captains of the host sat there. And he said: I have something to say to thee, captain. And Jehu said, To whom of us all? And he said, To thee, O
captain.

And he arose, and went in. And he poured the oil upon his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the LORD’S people Israel.

And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, to avenge the blood of the prophets my servants, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, from the hand of Jezebel,

And all the house of Ahab shall perish. And I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up, and him that is left in Israel.

And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the field at Jezreel, and none shall bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.

And when Jehu was come out unto the servants of his lord, they said unto him, Is it well?
Why is this frenzied man come unto thee? And he said unto them: Ye know the man well, and what he saith.

And they said: This is not true; but declare it unto us. And he said, Thus and thus hath he spoken unto me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

And they hasted, and took every man his garment, and laid it under him upon the high stairs, and blew with the trumpet, and said: Jehu is become king!

So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi made a covenant against Joram. And Jehoram lay before Ramoth in Gilead, and all Israel, against Hazael king of Syria.

And Jehoram the king returned to be healed in Jezreel of the blows which the Syrians had smitten him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Jehu said: If it be your mind, let no man escape out of the city, that he may go and prophesy in Jezreel.

And he was led, and went to Jezreel, because Jehoram was there: so Ahaziah king of Judah went down to see Jehoram.

And the watchman that stood in the tower of Jezreel saw the company of Jehu coming, and said: I see a company. And Jehoram said, Take a horseman, and send against them, and say, Is it peace?

And the horseman went to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What is peace to thee? Turn thee behind me. And the watchman declared, and said, The messenger is come to them, and will not return.

And he sent another horseman. And when he came to him, he said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What is peace to thee? Turn thee behind me.

And the watchman declared it, saying, He is come unto them, and will not return. And it is a driving as the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi: for he driveth as he would be foolish.

And Joram said, Hitch up your chariots. And they harnessed his chariot; and they went out, Jehoram king of Israel, and Ahaziah king of Judah, every man in his chariot, to meet Jehu: and they met him in the field of Naboth the Jezreelite.

And when Jehoram saw Jehu, he said, Jehu, is it peace? And he said, What peace? Thy mother Jezebel’s whoredoms and sorceries increase.

And Joram turned his hand, and fled, and said unto Ahaziah, It is treachery, Ahaziah.

But Jehu took the bow, and shot Jehoram between the arms, so that the arrow went out through his heart; and he fell into his chariot.

And he said unto Bidekar the knight, Take thee, and cast him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For I remember that thou wentest with me in a chariot after Ahab his father, that the LORD laid such a burden upon him.

What is the matter, said the LORD, I will recompense thee the blood of Naboth, and of his children, which I saw yesterday, upon this field? Now therefore take, and cast it into the field, according to the word of the LORD.

And when Ahaziah king of Judah saw it, he fled by the way unto the house of the garden.
And Jehu pursued after