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 a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead. You know that your servant feared Yahweh. Now the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be slaves.”

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.”

Elisha said to her, “What should I do for you? Tell me: what do you have in the house?” She said, “Your servant has nothing in the house, except 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 empty containers from of all your neighbors. Don’t borrow just a few containers.

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.”

Go in and shut the door on you and on your sons, and pour oil into all those containers; and set aside those which are 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 on herself and on her sons. They brought the containers to her, and she poured oil.

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.

When the containers were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another container.” He said to her, “There isn’t another container.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

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. He said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on 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.

One day Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman; and she persuaded him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there 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.

She said to her husband, “See now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God who passes 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.”

Please let us make a little room on the roof. Let us set for him there a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp stand. When he comes to us, he can stay there.”

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

One day he came there, and he went to the room 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.

He said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” 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.”

He said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Behold, you have cared for us with all this care. What is to be done for you? Would you like to be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the army?’” She answered, “I dwell among my 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.”

He said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “Most certainly she has no son, and her husband is old.”

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

He said, “Call her.” 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.”

He said, “At this season, when the time comes around, you will embrace a son.” She said, “No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your servant.”

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.

The woman conceived, and bore a son at that season, when the time came around, as Elisha had said to her.

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

When the child was grown, one day 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.”

He said to his father, “My head! My head!” 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.

When he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees until 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.

She went up and laid him on the man of God’s bed, and shut the door on 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.”

She called to her husband, and said, “Please send me one of the servants, and one of the donkeys, 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.”

He said, “Why would you want go to him today? It is not a new moon or a Sabbath.” She said, “It’s alright.”

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 a donkey, and said to her servant, “Drive, and go forward! Don’t slow down for me, unless I ask you to.”

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 to the man of God to Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her afar off, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Behold, there 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.”

Please run now to meet her, and ask her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with your child?’” 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.”

When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, “Leave her alone; for her soul is troubled within her; and Yahweh has hidden it from me, and has 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 ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I 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, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff in your hand, and go your way. If you meet any man, don’t greet him; and if anyone greets you, don’t answer him again. Then lay my staff on the child’s face.”

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.

The child’s mother said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So 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.”

Gehazi went ahead of them, and laid the staff on the child’s face; but there was no voice and or hearing. Therefore he returned to meet him, and told him, “The child has not awakened.”

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

When Elisha had come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and lying on 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 on them both, and prayed to Yahweh.

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.

He went up, and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. He stretched himself on him; and the child’s flesh grew 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 back and forth; and went up, and stretched himself out on him. Then 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.”

He called Gehazi, and said, “Call this Shunammite!” So he called her. When she had come in to him, he said, “Take up your 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, fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; then she picked 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.”

Elisha came again to Gilgal. There was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, “Get the large pot, and boil stew 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.

One went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered a lap full of wild gourds from it, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew; for they didn’t recognize them.

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. As they were eating some of the stew, they cried out, and said, “Man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it.

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.” He threw it into the pot; and he said, “Serve it to the people, that they may eat.” And there was nothing harmful 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.”

A man from Baal Shalishah came, and brought the man of God bread some of the first fruits: twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. He said, “Give to 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.’”

His servant said, “What, should I set this before a hundred men?” But he said, “Give the people, that they may eat; for Yahweh says, ‘They will eat, and will have some left over.’”

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 ate, and had some left over, according to Yahweh’s word.