12:004:001 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 the LORD: and
the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be
bondmen.
12:004:002 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me,
what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath
not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
12:004:003 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy
neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
12:004:004 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee
and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels,
and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
12:004:005 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her
sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
12:004:006 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.
12:004:007 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 children of
the rest.
12:004:008 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.
12:004:009 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that
this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
12:004:010 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and
let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and
a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he
shall turn in thither.
12:004:011 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into
the chamber, and lay there.
12:004:012 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And
when he had called her, she stood before him.
12:004:013 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.
12:004:014 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi
answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
12:004:015 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood
in the door.
12:004:016 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life,
thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man
of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
12:004:017 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that
Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
12:004:018 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went
out to his father to the reapers.
12:004:019 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to
a lad, Carry him to his mother.
12:004:020 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he
sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
12:004:021 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God,
and shut the door upon him, and went out.
12:004:022 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray
thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may
run to the man of God, and come again.
12:004:023 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.
12:004:024 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and
go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
12:004:025 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 that Shunammite:
12:004:026 Run now, I pray thee, 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:
12:004:027 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught
him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And
the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed
within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not
told me.
12:004:028 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say,
Do not deceive me?
12:004:029 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff
in thine 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.
12:004:030 And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as
thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and
followed her.
12:004:031 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 went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The
child is not awaked.
12:004:032 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was
dead, and laid upon his bed.
12:004:033 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and
prayed unto the LORD.
12:004:034 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 stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of
the child waxed warm.
12:004:035 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went
up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed
seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
12:004:036 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.
12:004:037 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to
the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
12:004:038 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 seethe
pottage for the sons of the prophets.
12:004:039 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.
12:004:040 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 thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they
could not eat thereof.
12:004:041 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.
12:004:042 And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of
God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and
full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto
the people, that they may eat.
12:004:043 And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an
hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may
eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave
thereof.
12:004:044 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof,
according to the word of the LORD.