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The Widow’s Olive Oil 1 The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered theLord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.” 2 Elisha replied to her, “How can I […]

Naaman Healed of Leprosy 1 Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him theLordhad given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. 2 Now bands of raiders from Aram […]

An Axhead Floats 1 The company of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us. 2 Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to meet.” And he said, “Go.” […]

1 Elisha replied, “Hear the word of theLord. This is what theLordsays: About this time tomorrow, a seahof the finest flour will sell for a shekeland two seahsof barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.” 2 The officer on whose arm the king was leaning said to the man of God, “Look, even […]

The Shunammite’s Land Restored 1 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Go away with your family and stay for a while wherever you can, because theLordhas decreed a famine in the land that will last seven years.” 2 The woman proceeded to do as the man of […]

Jehu Anointed King of Israel 1 The prophet Elisha summoned a man from the company of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take this flask of olive oil with you and go to Ramoth Gilead. 2 When you get there, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of […]

Ahab’s Family Killed 1 Now there were in Samaria seventy sons of the house of Ahab. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria: to the officials of Jezreel,to the elders and to the guardians of Ahab’s children. He said, 2 “You have your master’s sons with you and you have chariots and horses, […]

Athaliah and Joash 1 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family. 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoramand sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes, who were about to be murdered. […]

Joash Repairs the Temple # 1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joashbecame king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of theLordall the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 The high places, however, were not […]

Jehoahaz King of Israel 1 In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of theLordby following the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to […]