1 N ow the wife of the son of one of the men who tell what will happen in the future cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead. You know that your servant honored the Lord with fear. But the man to whom he owed money has come to take my two children to make them serve him.”

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 Jehovah: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.

2 E lisha said to her, “What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your woman servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.”

And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.

3 T hen he said, “Go around and get jars from all your neighbors. Get empty jars, many of them.

Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

4 T hen go in and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour the oil into all these jars, and set aside each one that is full.”

And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

5 S o she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They took the jars to her, and she poured.

So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought the vessels to her, and she poured out.

6 W hen the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another jar.” And he said to her, “There is not one jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

7 S he came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go and sell the oil and pay what you owe. You and your sons can live on the rest.” Elisha and the Shunammite’s Son

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons of the rest.

8 O ne day Elisha went to Shunem. An important woman was there, who talked him into eating some food. So every time he passed by, he would turn in there to eat food.

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.

9 S he said to her husband, “Now I see that this is a holy man of God who is always passing by.

And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, that passeth by us continually.

10 L et us make a little room on the second floor. And let us put a bed there for him, and a table and a chair and a lamp. Then when he comes to us, he can go in there.”

Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

11 O ne day Elisha came there and went into the room on the second floor, and rested.

And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber and lay there.

12 H e said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her, she came and stood in front of him.

And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

13 E lisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘See, you have done much for us. What can I do for you? Should I speak to the king or to the captain of the army for you?’” And she answered, “I live among my own people.”

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.

14 S o Elisha said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “She has no son, and her husband is old.”

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old.

15 E lisha said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood at the door.

And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

16 T hen he said, “At this time next year you will hold a son in your arms.” And she said, “No, my lord, O man of God. Do not lie to your woman servant.”

And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.

17 L ater she was going to have a child and she gave birth to a son at that time the next year, as Elisha had told her.

And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her.

18 W hen the child was grown, he went out one day to his father who was with those gathering grain.

And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

19 H e said to his father, “O, my head, my head!” The father said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.”

And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

20 W hen he was brought to his mother, he sat on her knees until noon. Then he died.

And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

21 S he went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. She shut the door behind him, and went out.

And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

22 T hen she called to her husband and said, “Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and return.”

And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the servants, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

23 H er husband said, “Why will you go to him today? It is not the time of the new moon or the Day of Rest.” She said, “It will be all right.”

And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

24 T hen she put a seat on a donkey and said to her servant, “Drive on. Do not slow down for me unless I tell you.”

Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.

25 S o she went and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her far away, he said to Gehazi his servant, “See, there is the Shunammite.

So she went, and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite:

26 R un now to meet her. Say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’” And she answered, “It is well.”

run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

27 W hen she came to the mountain to the man of God, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the man of God said, “Let her alone. For her soul is troubled within her. The Lord has hidden it from me. He has not told me.”

And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and Jehovah hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

28 T hen she said, “Did I ask you for a son? Did I not say, ‘Do not lie to me’?”

Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

29 E lisha said to Gehazi, “Get ready to travel. Take my walking stick and go. If you meet any man, do not greet him. If anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my stick on the boy’s face.”

Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy 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.

30 T he mother of the boy said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So Elisha got up and followed her.

And the mother of the child said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

31 G ehazi went on before them and laid the stick on the boy’s face. But there was no sound or anything to show that the boy was alive. So Gehazi returned to meet Elisha, and told him, “The boy is not awake.”

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 returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

32 W hen Elisha came into the house, he saw the boy lying dead on his bed.

And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

33 S o he went in and shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the Lord.

He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto Jehovah.

34 H e went up and lay on the child. He put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. He spread himself out on him, and the child’s flesh became warm.

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 stretched himself upon him; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.

35 T hen Elisha got up again. He walked from one end of the house to the other. Then he went up and spread himself on the child again. The boy sneezed seven times, and opened his eyes.

Then he returned, and walked in the house once to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

36 E lisha called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. When she came to him, he said, “Take up your son.”

And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.

37 S he came and fell at his feet and put her face to the ground. Then she took up her son and went out. Elisha and the Pot of Food

Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.

38 W hen Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was no food in the land. The sons of the men who tell what will happen in the future were sitting in front of him. Elisha said to his servant, “Put the large pot over the fire and make food ready for the sons of the men who tell what will happen in the future.”

And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

39 O ne of them went out into the field to gather plants. He found a wild vine, and gathered wild gourds from it. He came and cut them up in the pot of food, not knowing what they were.

And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage; for they knew them not.

40 T hen they poured it out for the men to eat. As they were eating the food, they cried out, “O man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it.

So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.

41 B ut he said, “Get some grain.” And he threw it into the pot, and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” Then there was no danger in the pot. Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men

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.

42 A man came from Baal-shalishah. He brought the man of God a gift of the first-fruits. There were twenty loaves of barley bread and new-grown grain in his bag. Elisha said, “Give them to the people, that they may eat.”

And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

43 B ut his servant said, “What? Should I put this in front of 100 men?” But Elisha said, “Give them to the people to eat. For the Lord says, ‘They will eat and have some left.’”

And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

44 S o he put it in front of them. And they ate and had some left, as the word of the Lord had said.

So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.