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34 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 he ftretched himself upon the Child, and the Flesh of the Child waxed warm.

35 Then he returned and walked in the Houfe to and fro, and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the Child neefed feven times, and the Child opened his Eyes.

36 And he called Gehazi, and faid, Call this Shunammite. So he called her and when he was come in unto him, he faid, Take up thy Son.

37 Then he went in, and fell at his Feet, and bowed herself to the Ground, and took up her Son, and went out

38 And Elifha came again to Gilgal, and there was a Dearth in the Land, and the Sons of the Prophets were fitting before him and he faid unto his Servant, Set on the great Pot, and feethe Pottage for the Sons of the Prophets.

39 And one went out into the Field to gather Herbs, and found a wild Vine, and gathered thereof wild Gourds his Lapful, and came and fhred them into the Pot of Pottage for they knew them not.

40 So they poured out for the Men to eat and it came to pafs as they were eating of the Pottage, that they cried out, and faid, O thou Man of GoD, there is Death in the Pot and they could not eat thereof.

41 But he faid, Then bring Meal: and he cast it into the Pot; and he faid, Pour out for the People, that they may eat and there was no Harm in the Pot.

42 And there came a Man from Baal-fhalifha, and brought the Man of GOD Bread of the Firft-fruits, twenty Loaves of Barley, and full Ears of Corn in the Husk thereof: and he faid, Give unto the People, that they may eat.

43 And his Servitor faid, What fhould I fet this before an hundred Men? He faid again, Give the People, that they may eat for thus faith the LORD, They fhall eat, and fhall leave thereof.

44 So he fet it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof according to the Word of the LORD.

CHAP. V.

Naaman by the Report of a Captive Maid, is fent to Samaria to be cured of his Leprafy. 8 Elisha fending him to Jordan, cureth him: 15 He refufing Naaman's Gifts, grantetb

him fome of the Earth. 20 Gehazi abufing his Master's Name unto Naaman, is fmitten with Leprofy.

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Luke iv. 27 And many LEPERS were in Ifrael in the time of Elifeus the Prophet and none of them was cleanfed, faving NAAMAN the SrRIAN.

Mafter, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given Deliverance unto Syria: he was alfo a mighty Man in Valour, but he was a LEPER.

2 And the Syrians had gone out by Companies, and had brought away Captive out of the Land of Ifrael, a little Maid, and fhe waited on Naaman's Wife.

3 And the faid unto her Mift refs, Would GoD my Lord were with the Prophet that is in Samaria: for he would recover him of his Leprofy.

4 And one went in, and told his Lord, faying, Thus and thus faid the Maid that is of the Land of Ifrael.

5 And the King of Syria faid, Go, and I will fend a Letter unto the King of Ifrael. And he departed, and took with him ten Talents of Silver, and fix thousand pieces of Gold, and ten Changes of Raiment.

6 And he brought the Letter to the King of Ifrael, faying, Now when this Letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith fent Naaman my Servant to thee, that thou mayeft recover him of his Leprofy.

7 And it came to pafs when the King of Ifrael had read the Letter, that he rent his Cloaths, and faid, Am I GOD, to kill and to make alive, that this Man doth send unto me to recover a Man of his Leprofy? wherefore confider, I pray you, and fee how he feeketh a Quarrel against me.

8 And when Elifha heard that the King of Ifrael had rent his Cloaths, he fent to the King, faying, Wherefore haft thou rent thy Cloaths? let him come now to me, and he fhall know, that there is a PROPHET in Ifrael.

9 So Naaman came with his Horfes, and with his Chariot, and ftood at the Door of the Houfe of Elifha.

10 And Elifha fent a Meffenger unto him, faying, Go and wash in Jordan feven times, and thy Flefh fhall come again unto thee, and thou fhalt be clean.

11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and faid, Behold, I thought, He will furely come out to me, and stand,

ftand, and call on the Name of the LORD his GoD, and ftrike his Hand over the Place, and recover the Leper.

12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, Rivers of Damafcus, better than all the Waters of Ifrael? may I not wash in them and be clean? So he turned, and went away in a Rage.

13 And his Servants came near, and fpake unto him, and faid, My Father, If the Prophet had bid thee do some great Thing, wouldst thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he faith to thee, Wafh and be clean?

14 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.

15 And he returned to the Man of GoD, he and all his Company, and came and ftood before him: and he said, Behold now I know that there is no GoD in all the Earth, but in Ifrael now therefore, I pray thee, take a Bleffing of thy Servant.

16 But he faid, As the LORD liveth, before whom I ftand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it, but he refused.

17 And Naaman faid, 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.

18 In this Thing the LORD pardon thy Servant, that when my Mafter goeth into the Houfe of Rimmon to worfhip there, and he leaneth on my Hand, and I bow myself in the Houfe of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the Houfe of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy Servant in this Thing.

19 And he faid unto him, Go in Peace. So he departed from him a little way.

20 But Gehazi the Servant of Elisha the Man of GoD, faid, Behold, my Mafter hath fpared 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 fomewhat of him.

21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman: and when Nasman faw him running after him, he lighted down from the Chariot to meet him, and faid, Is all well?

22 And he faid, All is well my Mafter hath fent me, faying, Behold, even now there be come to me from Mount

Ephraim

Ephraim two young Men of the Sons of the Prophets give them, I pray thee, a Talent of Silver, and two Changes of Garments.

23 And Naaman faid, Be content, take two Talents. And he urged him, and bound two Talents of Silver in two Bags, with two Changes of Garmen's, and laid them upon two of his Servants, and they bare them before him.

24 And when he came to the Tower, he took them from their Hand, and beftowed them in the Houfe; and he let the Men go, and they departed.

25 But he went in, and ftood before his Mafter: And Elisha faid unto him, Whence comeft. thou, Gehazi? And he faid, Thy Servant went no whither.

26 And he faid 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 Olive-yards, and Vineyards, and Sheep, and Oxen, and Men-fervants, and Maid- fervants?

27 The Leprofy therefore of Naaman fhall cleave unto thee, and unto thy Seed for ever. And he went out from

his Prefence a Leper as white as Snow.

CH A P. VI.

■ Elifba giving Leave to the young Prophets to enlarge their Dwellings, caufeth Iron to fwim: 8 He difclofeth the King of Syria's Counsel. 13 The Army which was fent to Dothan to apprehend Elisha, is fmitten with Blindness: 19 Being brought into Samaria, they are difmiffed in Peace. 24 The Famine in Samaria caufeth Women to eat their own Children. 30 The King fendeth to flay Elisha.

Ver. 1

A

ND the Sons of the Prophets faid unto Elifha,
Behold now, the Place where we dwell with thee

is too ftrait 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 faid, 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 Ax-head fell into

the

the Water: and he cried, and said, Alas Master, for it was borrowed.

6 And the Man of GOD faid, Where fell it? And he fhewed him the Place. And he cut down a Stick, and caft

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.

S Then the King of Syria warred against Ifrael, and took Counsel with his Servants, faying, In such and such a Place fhall be my Camp.

9 And the Man of GOD fent unto the King of Ifrael, faying, Beware that thou país not fuch a Place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

10 And the King of Ifrael fent to the Place which the Man of GOD told him, and warned him of, and faved himfelf there, not once nor twice.

II Therefore the Heart of the King of Syria was fore troubled for this Thing, and he called his Servants, and faid unto them, Will ye not fhew me which of us is for the King of Ifrael?

12 And one of his Servants faid, None, my Lord, O King but Elifha the Prophet, that is in Ifrael, TELLETH the King of Ifrael the WORDS that thou speakeft in thy Bed-chamber.

13 And he faid, Go, and fpy where he is that I may fend and fetch him. And it was told him, faying, Behold

he is in Dothan.

14 Therefore fent he thither Horfes, and Chariots, and a great Hoft and they came by Night, and compassed the City about.

15 And when the Servant of the Man of GOD was rifen early and gone forth, behold, an Hoft compaffed the City, both with Horfes, and Chariots and his Servant faid unto him, Alas, my Mafter, how fhall we do?

16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us, are more than they that be with them.

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17 And Elifha prayed, and faid, LORD, I pray thee, open his Eyes that he may fee. And the LORD opened the Eyes of the young Man, and he faw and behold, the Mountain was full of Horfes, about ELISHA.

* Heb. i. 7 And of the Angels he faith, Who maketh his ANGELS SPIRITS, and his MINISTERS a Flame of FIRE.

14 Are they not all MINISTRING them who fhall be HEIRs of SalvaSPIRITS, fent forth to minifter for TION.

and Chariots of FIRE round 18 And

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