6:1 [] Kai eipon oi uioi twn profhtwn proV ton Elissaie, Idou twra, o topoV, eiV ton opoion hmeiV katoikoumen enwpion sou, einai stenoV di' hmaV×

6:2 aV upagwmen, parakaloumen, ewV tou Iordanou, kai ekeiqen aV labwmen ekastoV mian dokon, kai aV kamwmen eiV eautouV ekei topon, dia na katoikwmen ekei. O de eipen, Upagete.

6:3 Kai eipen o eiV, Euaresthqhti, parakalw, na elqhV meta twn doulwn sou. Kai eipe, Qelw elqei.

6:4 Kai uphge met' autwn. Kai elqonteV eiV ton Iordanhn, ekopton ta xula.

6:5 Enw de o eiV kateballe thn dokon, epese to sidhrion eiV to udwr× kai ebohse kai eipen, W, kurie× kai touto hto daneion×

6:6 eipe de o anqrwpoV tou Qeou, Pou epese; Kai edeixe ton topon eiV auton. Tote ekoye scizan xulou, kai erriyen ekei× kai to sidhrion epepleuse.

6:7 Kai eipen, Analabe proV seauton. Kai ekteinaV thn ceira autou, elaben auto.

6:8 [] O de basileuV thV SuriaV epolemei enantion tou Israhl, kai sunebouleuqh meta twn doulwn autou, legwn, EiV ton deina kai deina topon qelw stratopedeusei.

6:9 Kai apesteilen o anqrwpoV tou Qeou proV ton basilea tou Israhl, legwn, Fulacqhti na mh perashV ton topon ekeinon, dioti oi Surioi stratopedeuousin ekei.

6:10 Kai apesteilen o basileuV tou Israhl eiV ton topon, ton opoion eipe proV auton o anqrwpoV tou Qeou kai parhggeile peri autou× kai proefulacqh ekeiqen ouci apax oude diV.

6:11 Kai etaracqh h kardia tou basilewV thV SuriaV dia to pragma touto× kai sugkalesaV touV doulouV autou, eipe proV autouV, Den qelete me anaggeilei, tiV ex hmwn einai uper tou basilewV tou Israhl;

6:12 Kai eipen eiV ek twn doulwn autou, OudeiV, kurie mou basileu× all' o Elissaie o profhthV, o en tw Israhl, anaggellei proV ton basilea tou Israhl touV logouV, touV opoiouV laleiV en tw tameiw tou koitwnoV sou.

6:13 [] Kai eipen, Upagete kai idete pou einai, dia na steilw na sullabw auton. Kai anhggeilan proV auton, legonteV, Idou, einai en Dwqan.

6:14 Kai apesteilen ekei ippouV kai amaxaV kai strateuma mega, oitineV, elqonteV dia nuktoV, periekuklwsan thn polin.

6:15 Kai ote exhgerqh to prwi o uphrethV tou anqrwpou tou Qeou kai exhlqen, idou, strateuma eice perikuklwmenhn thn polin me ippouV kai amaxaV. Kai eipen o uphrethV autou proV auton, W, kurie, ti qelomen kamei;

6:16 O de eipe, Mh fobou× dioti pleioteroi einai oi meq' hmwn para touV met' autwn.

6:17 Kai proshuchqh o Elissaie kai eipe, Kurie, Anoixon, deomai, touV ofqalmouV autou, dia na idh. Kai hnoixen o KurioV touV ofqalmouV tou uphretou, kai eide× kai idou, to oroV hto plhreV ippwn kai amaxwn puroV peri ton Elissaie.

6:18 Kai ote katebhsan proV auton oi Surioi, proshuchqh o Elissaie proV ton Kurion kai eipe, Pataxon, deomai, ton laon touton me aorasian. Kai epataxen autouV me aorasian, kata ton logon tou Elissaie.

6:19 Kai eipe proV autouV o Elissaie, Den einai auth h odoV oude auth h poliV× elqete katopin mou, kai qelw saV ferei proV ton anqrwpon, ton opoion zhteite. Kai eferen autouV eiV thn Samareian.

6:20 Kai ote hlqon eiV thn Samareian, eipen o Elissaie, Anoixon, Kurie, touV ofqalmouV toutwn, dia na blepwsi. Kai hnoixen o KurioV touV ofqalmouV autwn, kai eidon× kai idou, hsan ek tw mesw thV SamareiaV.

6:21 Kai wV eiden autouV o basileuV tou Israhl, eipe proV ton Elissaie, Na pataxw, na pataxw, pater mou;

6:22 O de eipe, Mh pataxhV× hqeleV pataxei ekeinouV, touV opoiouV hcmalwteusaV dia thV romfaiaV sou kai dia tou toxou sou; qeV arton kai udwr emprosqen autwn, kai aV fagwsi kai aV piwsi kai aV apelqwsi proV ton kurion autwn.

6:23 Kai eqesen emprosqen autwn afqonon trofhn× kai afou efagon kai epion, apesteilen autouV, kai anecwrhsan proV ton kurion autwn. Kai den hlqon pleon ta tagmata thV SuriaV eiV thn ghn tou Israhl.

6:24 [] Meta de tauta o Ben-adad basileuV thV SuriaV sunhqroisen apan to strateuma autou, kai anebh kai epoliorkhse thn Samareian.

6:25 Egeine de peina megalh en Samareia× kai idou, epoliorkoun authn, ewsou kefalh onou epwlhqh di' ogdohkonta arguria kai to tetarton enoV kabou koprou peristerwn dia pente arguria.

6:26 Kai enw diebainen o basileuV tou Israhl epi tou teicouV, gunh tiV ebohse proV auton, legousa, Swson, kurie mou basileu.

6:27 O de eipen, Ean o KurioV den se swsh, poqen qelw se swsei egw; mh ek tou alwniou h ek tou lhnou;

6:28 Kai eipe proV authn o basileuV, Ti eceiV; H de eipe, H gunh auth moi eipe, DoV ton uion sou, dia na fagwmen auton shmeron, kai aurion qelomen fagei ton uion mou×

6:29 kai ebrasamen ton uion mou kai efagomen auton× eipon de proV authn thn akolouqon hmeran, DoV ton uion sou, dia na fagwmen auton× h de ekruye ton uion authV.

6:30 Kai wV hkousen o basileuV touV logouV thV gunaikoV, dierrhxe ta imatia autou× kai enw diebainen epi tou teicouV, o laoV eide, kai idou, sakkoV eswqen epi thV sarkoV autou.

6:31 Kai eipen, Outw na kamh eiV eme o QeoV kai outw na prosqesh, ean h kefalh tou Elissaie uiou tou Safat staqh epanw autou shmeron.

6:32 O de Elissaie ekaqhto en tw oikw autou, kai oi presbuteroi ekaqhnto met' autou× kai apesteilen o basileuV andra ap' emprosqen autou× prin de elqh proV auton o mhnuthV, autoV eipe proV touV presbuterouV, Den blepete oti outoV o uioV tou foneutou esteile na afairesh thn kefalhn mou; blepete, kaqwV elqh o mhnuthV, kleisate thn quran kai empodisate auton proV thn quran× h fwnh twn podwn tou kuriou autou den einai exopisqen autou;