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2 Kings 6 (WEBP)

[1] The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we live and meet with you is too small for us.
[2] Please let us go to the Jordan, and each man take a beam from there, and let’s make us a place there, where we may live.” He answered, “Go!”
[3] One said, “Please be pleased to go with your servants.” He answered, “I will go.”
[4] So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
[5] But as one was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. Then he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.”
[6] The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” He showed him the place. He cut down a stick, threw it in there, and made the iron float.
[7] He said, “Take it.” So he put out his hand and took it.
[8] Now the king of Syria was at war against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
[9] The man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.”
[10] The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once or twice.
[11] The king of Syria’s heart was very troubled about this. He called his servants, and said to them, “Won’t you show me which of us is for the king of Israel?”
[12] One of his servants said, “No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”
[13] He said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.” He was told, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”
[14] Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night and surrounded the city.
[15] When the servant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was around the city. His servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”
[16] He answered, “Don’t be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
[17] Elisha prayed, and said, “Yahweh, please open his eyes, that he may see.” Yahweh opened the young man’s eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
[18] When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Please strike this people with blindness.” He struck them with blindness according to Elisha’s word.
[19] Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, neither is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” He led them to Samaria.
[20] When they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “Yahweh, open these men’s eyes, that they may see.” Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the middle of Samaria.
[21] The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?”
[22] He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, then go to their master.”
[23] He prepared a great feast for them. After they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel.
[24] After this, Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
[25] There was a great famine in Samaria. Behold, they besieged it until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
[26] As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!”
[27] He said, “If Yahweh doesn’t help you, where could I get help for you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
[28] Then the king asked her, “What is your problem?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’
[29] So we boiled my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him;’ and she has hidden her son.”
[30] When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. Now he was passing by on the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth underneath on his body.
[31] Then he said, “God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on him today.”
[32] But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Then the king sent a man from before him; but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? Behold, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door shut against him. Isn’t the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”
[33] While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. Then he said, “Behold, this evil is from Yahweh. Why should I wait for Yahweh any longer?”

2 Kings 6:25 A kab was about 2 liters, so a fourth of a kab would be about 500 milliliters or about a pint

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Kings 6 (KJVS)

[1] And the sons of the prophets said () unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell () with thee is too strait for us.
[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.
[3] And one said, () Be content, () I pray thee, and go () with thy servants. And he answered, () I will go. ()
[4] So he went () with them. And when they came () to Jordan, they cut down () wood.
[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] 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. ()
[7] Therefore said () he, Take it up () to thee. And he put out () his hand, and took () it.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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?
[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.
[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.
[14] Therefore sent () he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came () by night, and compassed the city about. ()
[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? ()
[16] And he answered, () Fear () not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
[17] 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.
[18] 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.
[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.
[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.
[21] And the king of Israel said () unto Elisha, when he saw () them, My father, shall I smite () them? shall I smite () them?
[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.
[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.
[24] And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered () all his host, and went up, () and besieged () Samaria.
[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.
[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.
[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?
[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 to morrow.
[29] 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.
[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.
[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.
[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?
[33] 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?

2 Kings 6:5 Heb. iron
2 Kings 6:8 Or, encamping
2 Kings 6:12 Heb. No
2 Kings 6:14 Heb. heavy
2 Kings 6:15 Or, minister
2 Kings 6:19 Heb. come ye after me
2 Kings 6:27 Or, Let not the Lord save thee
2 Kings 6:29 Heb. other

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Kings 6 (BYZ)

[1] και ειπον οι υιοι των προφητων προς ελισαιε ιδου δη ο τοπος εν ω ημεις οικουμεν ενωπιον σου στενος αφ ημων
[2] πορευθωμεν δη εως του ιορδανου και λαβωμεν εκειθεν ανηρ εις δοκον μιαν και ποιησωμεν εαυτοις εκει του οικειν εκει και ειπεν δευτε
[3] και ειπεν ο εις επιεικεως δευρο μετα των δουλων σου και ειπεν εγω πορευσομαι
[4] και επορευθη μετ αυτων και ηλθον εις τον ιορδανην και ετεμνον τα ξυλα
[5] και ιδου ο εις καταβαλλων την δοκον και το σιδηριον εξεπεσεν εις το υδωρ και εβοησεν ω κυριε και αυτο κεχρημενον
[6] και ειπεν ο ανθρωπος του θεου που επεσεν και εδειξεν αυτω τον τοπον και απεκνισεν ξυλον και ερριψεν εκει και επεπολασεν το σιδηριον
[7] και ειπεν υψωσον σαυτω και εξετεινεν την χειρα αυτου και ελαβεν αυτο
[8] και βασιλευς συριας ην πολεμων εν ισραηλ και εβουλευσατο προς τους παιδας αυτου λεγων εις τον τοπον τονδε τινα ελμωνι παρεμβαλω
[9] και απεστειλεν ελισαιε προς τον βασιλεα ισραηλ λεγων φυλαξαι μη παρελθειν εν τω τοπω τουτω οτι εκει συρια κεκρυπται
[10] και απεστειλεν ο βασιλευς ισραηλ εις τον τοπον ον ειπεν αυτω ελισαιε και εφυλαξατο εκειθεν ου μιαν ουδε δυο
[11] και εξεκινηθη η ψυχη βασιλεως συριας περι του λογου τουτου και εκαλεσεν τους παιδας αυτου και ειπεν προς αυτους ουκ αναγγελειτε μοι τις προδιδωσιν με βασιλει ισραηλ
[12] και ειπεν εις των παιδων αυτου ουχι κυριε μου βασιλευ οτι ελισαιε ο προφητης ο εν ισραηλ αναγγελλει τω βασιλει ισραηλ παντας τους λογους ους εαν λαλησης εν τω ταμιειω του κοιτωνος σου
[13] και ειπεν δευτε ιδετε που ουτος και αποστειλας λημψομαι αυτον και ανηγγειλαν αυτω λεγοντες ιδου εν δωθαιμ
[14] και απεστειλεν εκει ιππον και αρμα και δυναμιν βαρειαν και ηλθον νυκτος και περιεκυκλωσαν την πολιν
[15] και ωρθρισεν ο λειτουργος ελισαιε αναστηναι και εξηλθεν και ιδου δυναμις κυκλουσα την πολιν και ιππος και αρμα και ειπεν το παιδαριον προς αυτον ω κυριε πως ποιησωμεν
[16] και ειπεν ελισαιε μη φοβου οτι πλειους οι μεθ ημων υπερ τους μετ αυτων
[17] και προσευξατο ελισαιε και ειπεν κυριε διανοιξον τους οφθαλμους του παιδαριου και ιδετω και διηνοιξεν κυριος τους οφθαλμους αυτου και ειδεν και ιδου το ορος πληρες ιππων και αρμα πυρος περικυκλω ελισαιε
[18] και κατεβησαν προς αυτον και προσηυξατο ελισαιε προς κυριον και ειπεν παταξον δη τουτο το εθνος αορασια και επαταξεν αυτους αορασια κατα το ρημα ελισαιε
[19] και ειπεν προς αυτους ελισαιε ουχ αυτη η πολις και αυτη η οδος δευτε οπισω μου και απαξω υμας προς τον ανδρα ον ζητειτε και απηγαγεν αυτους εις σαμαρειαν
[20] και εγενετο ως εισηλθον εις σαμαρειαν και ειπεν ελισαιε ανοιξον δη κυριε τους οφθαλμους αυτων και ιδετωσαν και διηνοιξεν κυριος τους οφθαλμους αυτων και ειδον και ιδου ησαν εν μεσω σαμαρειας
[21] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς ισραηλ ως ειδεν αυτους ει παταξας παταξω πατερ
[22] και ειπεν ου παταξεις ει μη ους ηχμαλωτευσας εν ρομφαια σου και τοξω σου συ τυπτεις παραθες αρτους και υδωρ ενωπιον αυτων και φαγετωσαν και πιετωσαν και απελθετωσαν προς τον κυριον αυτων
[23] και παρεθηκεν αυτοις παραθεσιν μεγαλην και εφαγον και επιον και απεστειλεν αυτους και απηλθον προς τον κυριον αυτων και ου προσεθεντο ετι μονοζωνοι συριας του ελθειν εις γην ισραηλ
[24] και εγενετο μετα ταυτα και ηθροισεν υιος αδερ βασιλευς συριας πασαν την παρεμβολην αυτου και ανεβη και περιεκαθισεν σαμαρειαν
[25] και εγενετο λιμος μεγας εν σαμαρεια και ιδου περιεκαθηντο επ αυτην εως ου εγενηθη κεφαλη ονου πεντηκοντα σικλων αργυριου και τεταρτον του καβου κοπρου περιστερων πεντε σικλων αργυριου
[26] και ην ο βασιλευς ισραηλ διαπορευομενος επι του τειχους και γυνη εβοησεν προς αυτον λεγουσα σωσον κυριε βασιλευ
[27] και ειπεν αυτη μη σε σωσαι κυριος ποθεν σωσω σε μη απο της αλωνος η απο της ληνου
[28] και ειπεν αυτη ο βασιλευς τι εστιν σοι και ειπεν η γυνη αυτη ειπεν προς με δος τον υιον σου και φαγομεθα αυτον σημερον και τον υιον μου και φαγομεθα αυτον αυριον
[29] και ηψησαμεν τον υιον μου και εφαγομεν αυτον και ειπον προς αυτην τη ημερα τη δευτερα δος τον υιον σου και φαγωμεν αυτον και εκρυψεν τον υιον αυτης
[30] και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν ο βασιλευς ισραηλ τους λογους της γυναικος διερρηξεν τα ιματια αυτου και αυτος διεπορευετο επι του τειχους και ειδεν ο λαος τον σακκον επι της σαρκος αυτου εσωθεν
[31] και ειπεν ταδε ποιησαι μοι ο θεος και ταδε προσθειη ει στησεται η κεφαλη ελισαιε επ αυτω σημερον
[32] και ελισαιε εκαθητο εν τω οικω αυτου και οι πρεσβυτεροι εκαθηντο μετ αυτου και απεστειλεν ανδρα προ προσωπου αυτου πριν ελθειν τον αγγελον προς αυτον και αυτος ειπεν προς τους πρεσβυτερους ει οιδατε οτι απεστειλεν ο υιος του φονευτου ουτος αφελειν την κεφαλην μου ιδετε ως αν ελθη ο αγγελος αποκλεισατε την θυραν και παραθλιψατε αυτον εν τη θυρα ουχι φωνη των ποδων του κυριου αυτου κατοπισθεν αυτου
[33] ετι αυτου λαλουντος μετ αυτων και ιδου αγγελος κατεβη προς αυτον και ειπεν ιδου αυτη η κακια παρα κυριου τι υπομεινω τω κυριω ετι

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.