Nevi'im
Melakhim Bet7
2 Kings · Chapter 7
Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); Thus saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), To morrow about this time
shall a measure of fine flour
be sold
for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of Elohim, and said, Behold,
if 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) would make windows in shamayim, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see
it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine
is
in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold,
there was no man there.
For the master had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses,
even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Yisra'el hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it
was, and fled for their life.
And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid
it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence
also, and went and hid
it.
Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day
is
a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.
So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold,
there was
no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they
were.
And he called the porters; and they told
it to the king’s house within.
And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we
be
hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
And one of his servants answered and said, Let
some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they
are as all the multitude of Yisra'el that are left in it: behold,
I say, they
are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
And they went after them unto Yarden: and, lo, all the way
was
full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was
sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH).
And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of Elohim had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
And it came to pass as the man of Elohim had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
And that lord answered the man of Elohim, and said, Now, behold,
if 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) should make windows in shamayim, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
Nevi'im
Melakhim Bet8
2 Kings · Chapter 8
Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of Elohim: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.
And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of Elohim, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.
And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this
is the woman, and this
is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.
And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that
was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of Elohim is come hither.
And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of Elohim, and enquire of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of Elohim wept.
And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Yisra'el: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
And Hazael said, But what,
is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) hath shewed me that thou
shalt be king over Syria.
So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me
that
thou shouldest surely recover.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped
it in water, and spread
it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Yisra'el, Jehoshaphat
being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Yerushalayim.
And he walked in the way of the kings of Yisra'el, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH).
Yet 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) would not destroy Judah for Dawid his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light,
and to his children.
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did,
are
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of Dawid: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Yisra'el did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
Two and twenty years old
was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Yerushalayim. And his mother’s name
was
Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Yisra'el.
And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), as
did the house of Ahab: for he
was the son in torah of the house of Ahab.
And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
Nevi'im
Melakhim Bet9
2 Kings · Chapter 9
And Elisha the navi called one of the children of the nevi'im, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead:
And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;
Then take the box of oil, and pour
it on his head, and say, Thus saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), I have anointed thee king over Yisra'el. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
So the young man,
even the young man the navi, went to Ramoth-gilead.
And when he came, behold, the captains of the host
were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain.
And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) Elohim of Yisra'el, I have anointed thee king over the people of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH),
even over Yisra'el.
And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the nevi'im, and the blood of all the servants of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), at the hand of Jezebel.
For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Yisra'el:
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and
there shall be none to bury
her. And he opened the door, and fled.
Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and
one
said unto him,
Is all well? wherefore came this mad
fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
And they said,
It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), I have anointed thee king over Yisra'el.
Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put
it
under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all Yisra'el, because of Hazael king of Syria.
But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds,
then let none go forth
nor
escape out of the city to go to tell
it in Jezreel.
So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.
And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say,
Is it peace?
So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king,
Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.
Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king,
Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.
And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.
And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Yisra'el and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said,
Is it
peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts
are so many?
And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah,
There is treachery, O Ahaziah.
And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
Then said
Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up,
and
cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) laid this burden upon him;
Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); and I will requite thee in this plat, saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH). Now therefore take
and cast him into the plat
of ground,
according to the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH).
But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw
this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot.
And they did so at the going up to Gur, which
is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
And his servants carried him in a chariot to Yerushalayim, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of Dawid.
And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard
of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said,
Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who
is
on my side? who? And there looked out to him two
or three eunuchs.
And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and
some
of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.
And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed
woman, and bury her: for she
is a king’s daughter.
And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of
her hands.
Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This
is
the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), which he spake by his servant Eliyahu the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:
And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel;
so that they shall not say, This
is Jezebel.