Title: The Bible, King James version, Book 12: 2 Kings Edition: 10 Language: English This eBook was produced by David Widger with the help of Derek Andrew's text from January 1992 and the work of Bryan Taylor in November 2002. Book 12 2 Kings12:001:001 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 12:001:002 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber 12:001:003 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, 12:001:004 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down 12:001:005 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? 12:001:006 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 12:001:007 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words? 12:001:008 And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite. 12:001:009 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. 12:001:010 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be 12:001:011 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. 12:001:012 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. 12:001:013 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 fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. 12:001:014 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two 12:001:015 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: 12:001:016 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub 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. 12:001:017 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son. 12:001:018 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? 12:002:001 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 12:002:002 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the 12:002:003 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to 12:002:004 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for 12:002:005 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to 12:002:006 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the 12:002:007 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. 12:002:008 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. 12:002:009 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. 12:002:010 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. 12:002:011 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, 12:002:012 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the 12:002:013 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 12:002:014 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote 12:002:015 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at 12:002:016 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: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. 12:002:017 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. 12:002:018 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? 12:002:019 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. 12:002:020 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 12:002:021 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. 12:002:022 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake. 12:002:023 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: 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. 12:002:024 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. 12:002:025 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria. 12:003:001 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in 12:003:002 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his 12:003:003 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of 12:003:004 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool. 12:003:005 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab 12:003:006 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and 12:003:007 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses. 12:003:008 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom. 12:003:009 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them. 12:003:010 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab! 12:003:011 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah. 12:003:012 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. 12:003:013 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab. 12:003:014 And Elisha said, 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. 12:003:015 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the 12:003:016 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of 12:003:017 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. 12:003:018 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. 12:003:019 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, 12:003:020 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was 12:003:021 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to 12:003:022 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon 12:003:023 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and 12:003:024 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose 12:003:025 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. 12:003:026 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not. 12:003:027 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land. 12:004:001 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. 12:004:002 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. 12:004:003 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. 12:004:004 And when thou art come in, 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. 12:004:005 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. 12:004:006 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said 12:004:007 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell 12:004:008 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. 12:004:009 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually. 12:004:010 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. 12:004:011 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into 12:004:012 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And 12:004:013 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. 12:004:014 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi 12:004:015 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood 12:004:016 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. 12:004:017 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that 12:004:018 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went 12:004:019 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to 12:004:020 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he 12:004:021 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, 12:004:022 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again. 12:004:023 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is 12:004:024 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and 12:004:025 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And 12:004:026 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it 12:004:027 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him 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. 12:004:028 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? 12:004:029 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. 12:004:030 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. 12:004:031 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. 12:004:032 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was 12:004:033 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and 12:004:034 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 stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. 12:004:035 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went 12:004:036 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he 12:004:037 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out. 12:004:038 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the 12:004:039 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a 12:004:040 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as 12:004:041 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot. 12:004:042 And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of 12:004:043 And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an 12:004:044 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD. 12:005:001 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. 12:005:002 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought 12:005:003 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with 12:005:004 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. 12:005:005 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a 12:005:006 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now 12:005:007 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. 12:005:008 And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. 12:005:009 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 12:005:010 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 12:005:011 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 12:005:012 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. 12:005:013 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? 12:005:014 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 12:005:015 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. 12:005:016 But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. 12:005:017 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD. 12:005:018 In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing. 12:005:019 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. 12:005:020 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. 12:005:021 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well? 12:005:022 And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, 12:005:023 And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged 12:005:024 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, 12:005:025 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said 12:005:026 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? 12:005:027 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. 12:006:001 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 12:006:002 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. 12:006:003 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy 12:006:004 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut 12:006:005 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the 12:006:006 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the 12:006:007 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it. 12:006:008 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel 12:006:009 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, 12:006:010 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God 12:006:011 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for 12:006:012 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but 12:006:013 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch 12:006:014 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great 12:006:015 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? 12:006:016 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. 12:006:017 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. 12:006:018 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, 12:006:019 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is 12:006:020 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. 12:006:021 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? 12:006:022 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou 12:006:023 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had 12:006:024 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 12:006:025 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. 12:006:026 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there 12:006:027 And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help 12:006:028 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she 12:006:029 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on 12:006:030 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. 12:006:031 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. 12:006:032 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? 12:006:033 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? 12:007:001 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the 12:007:002 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of 12:007:003 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? 12:007:004 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die. 12:007:005 And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there. 12:007:006 For the LORD had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 12:007:007 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life. 12:007:008 And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it. 12:007:009 Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a 12:007:010 So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they 12:007:011 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within. 12:007:012 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city. 12:007:013 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see. 12:007:014 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. 12:007:015 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was 12:007:016 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. 12:007:017 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to 12:007:018 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, 12:007:019 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, 12:007:020 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died. 12:008:001 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. 12:008:002 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of 12:008:003 And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman 12:008:004 And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, 12:008:005 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life. 12:008:006 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now. 12:008:007 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria 12:008:008 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, 12:008:009 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? 12:008:010 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die. 12:008:011 And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. 12:008:012 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. 12:008:013 And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he 12:008:014 So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said 12:008:015 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, 12:008:016 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, 12:008:017 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 12:008:018 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the 12:008:019 Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's 12:008:020 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 12:008:021 So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents. 12:008:022 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. 12:008:023 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are 12:008:024 And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his 12:008:025 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. 12:008:026 Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; 12:008:027 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in 12:008:028 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against 12:008:029 And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. 12:009:001 And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the 12:009:002 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of 12:009:003 Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, 12:009:004 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to 12:009:005 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were 12:009:006 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil 12:009:007 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may 12:009:008 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off 12:009:009 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam 12:009:010 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and 12:009:011 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said 12:009:012 And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and 12:009:013 Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it 12:009:014 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired 12:009:015 But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel. 12:009:016 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram. 12:009:017 And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he 12:009:018 So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus 12:009:019 Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, 12:009:020 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and 12:009:021 And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. 12:009:022 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it 12:009:023 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, 12:009:024 And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot. 12:009:025 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in 12:009:026 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the 12:009:027 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there. 12:009:028 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David. 12:009:029 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah. 12:009:030 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. 12:009:031 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master? 12:009:032 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on 12:009:033 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some 12:009:034 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, 12:009:035 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. 12:009:036 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: 12:009:037 And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of 12:010:001 And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, 12:010:002 Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's |