7:1 Then Elisha 477 said 559 8799, Hear 8085 8798 ye the word 1697 of the LORD 3068; Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068, To morrow 4279 about this time 6256 [shall] a measure 5429 of fine flour 5560 [be sold] for a shekel 8255, and two measures 5429 of barley 8184 for a shekel 8255, in the gate 8179 of Samaria 8111.

7:2 Then a lord 7991 on whose hand 3027 the king 4428 leaned 8172 8737 answered 6030 8799 the man 376 of God 430, and said 559 8799, Behold, [if] the LORD 3068 would make 6213 8802 windows 699 in heaven 8064, might this thing 1697 be? And he said 559 8799, Behold, thou shalt see 7200 8802 [it] with thine eyes 5869, but shalt not eat 398 8799 thereof.(a lord…: Heb. a lord which belonged to the king leaning upon his hand)

7:3 And there were four 702 leprous 6879 8794 men 582 at the entering in 6607 of the gate 8179: and they said 559 8799 one 376 to another 7453, Why sit 3427 8802 we here until we die 4191 8804?

7:4 If we say 559 8804, We will enter 935 8799 into the city 5892, then the famine 7458 [is] in the city 5892, and we shall die 4191 8804 there: and if we sit still 3427 8804 here, we die 4191 8804 also. Now therefore come 3212 8798, and let us fall 5307 8799 unto the host 4264 of the Syrians 758: if they save us alive 2421 8762, we shall live 2421 8799; and if they kill 4191 8686 us, we shall but die 4191 8804.

7:5 And they rose up 6965 8799 in the twilight 5399, to go 935 8800 unto the camp 4264 of the Syrians 758: and when they were come 935 8799 to the uttermost part 7097 of the camp 4264 of Syria 758, behold, [there was] no man 376 there.

7:6 For the Lord 136 had made the host 4264 of the Syrians 758 to hear 8085 8689 a noise 6963 of chariots 7393, and a noise 6963 of horses 5483, [even] the noise 6963 of a great 1419 host 2428: and they said 559 8799 one 376 to another 251, Lo, the king 4428 of Israel 3478 hath hired 7936 8804 against us the kings 4428 of the Hittites 2850, and the kings 4428 of the Egyptians 4714, to come 935 8800 upon us.

7:7 Wherefore they arose 6965 8799 and fled 5127 8799 in the twilight 5399, and left 5800 8799 their tents 168, and their horses 5483, and their asses 2543, even the camp 4264 as it [was], and fled 5127 8799 for their life 5315.

7:8 And when these lepers 6879 8794 came 935 8799 to the uttermost part 7097 of the camp 4264, they went 935 8799 into one 259 tent 168, and did eat 398 8799 and drink 8354 8799, and carried 5375 8799 thence silver 3701, and gold 2091, and raiment 899, and went 3212 8799 and hid 2934 8686 [it]; and came again 7725 8799, and entered 935 8799 into another 312 tent 168, and carried 5375 8799 thence [also], and went 3212 8799 and hid 2934 8686 [it].

7:9 Then they said 559 8799 one 376 to another 7453, We do 6213 8802 not well: this day 3117 [is] a day 3117 of good tidings 1309, and we hold our peace 2814 8688: if we tarry 2442 8765 till the morning 1242 light 216, some mischief 5771 will come 4672 8804 upon us: now therefore come 3212 8798, that we may go 935 8799 and tell 5046 8686 the king's 4428 household 1004.(some…: Heb. we shall find punishment)

7:10 So they came 935 8799 and called 7121 8799 unto the porter 7778 of the city 5892: and they told 5046 8686 them, saying 559 8800, We came 935 8804 to the camp 4264 of the Syrians 758, and, behold, [there was] no man 376 there, neither voice 6963 of man 120, but horses 5483 tied 631 8803, and asses 2543 tied 631 8803, and the tents 168 as they [were].

7:11 And he called 7121 8799 the porters 7778; and they told 5046 8686 [it] to the king's 4428 house 1004 within 6441.

7:12 And the king 4428 arose 6965 8799 in the night 3915, and said 559 8799 unto his servants 5650, I will now shew 5046 8686 you what the Syrians 758 have done 6213 8804 to us. They know 3045 8804 that we [be] hungry 7457; therefore are they gone out 3318 8799 of the camp 4264 to hide 2247 8736 themselves in the field 7704, saying 559 8800, When they come out 3318 8799 of the city 5892, we shall catch 8610 8799 them alive 2416, and get 935 8799 into the city 5892.

7:13 And one 259 of his servants 5650 answered 6030 8799 and said 559 8799, Let [some] take 3947 8799, I pray thee, five 2568 of the horses 5483 that remain 7604 8737, which are left 7604 8738 in the city, (behold, they [are] as all the multitude 1995 of Israel 3478 that are left 7604 8738 in it: behold, [I say], they [are] even as all the multitude 1995 of the Israelites 3478 that are consumed 8552 8804:) and let us send 7971 8799 and see 7200 8799.(in the city: Heb. in it)

7:14 They took 3947 8799 therefore two 8147 chariot 7393 horses 5483; and the king 4428 sent 7971 8799 after 310 the host 4264 of the Syrians 758, saying 559 8800, Go 3212 8798 and see 7200 8798.

7:15 And they went 3212 8799 after 310 them unto Jordan 3383: and, lo, all the way 1870 [was] full 4392 of garments 899 and vessels 3627, which the Syrians 758 had cast away 7993 8689 in their haste 2648 8800. And the messengers 4397 returned 7725 8799, and told 5046 8686 the king 4428.

7:16 And the people 5971 went out 3318 8799, and spoiled 962 8799 the tents 4264 of the Syrians 758. So a measure 5429 of fine flour 5560 was [sold] for a shekel 8255, and two measures 5429 of barley 8184 for a shekel 8255, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068.

7:17 And the king 4428 appointed 6485 8689 the lord 7991 on whose hand 3027 he leaned 8172 8737 to have the charge of the gate 8179: and the people 5971 trode 7429 8799 upon him in the gate 8179, and he died 4191 8799, as the man 376 of God 430 had said 1696 8765, who spake 1696 8765 when the king 4428 came down 3381 8800 to him.

7:18 And it came to pass as the man 376 of God 430 had spoken 1696 8763 to the king 4428, saying 559 8800, Two measures 5429 of barley 8184 for a shekel 8255, and a measure 5429 of fine flour 5560 for a shekel 8255, shall be to morrow 4279 about this time 6256 in the gate 8179 of Samaria 8111:

7:19 And that lord 7991 answered 6030 8799 the man 376 of God 430, and said 559 8799, Now, behold, [if] the LORD 3068 should make 6213 8802 windows 699 in heaven 8064, might such a thing 1697 be? And he said 559 8799, Behold, thou shalt see 7200 8802 it with thine eyes 5869, but shalt not eat 398 8799 thereof.

7:20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people 5971 trode 7429 8799 upon him in the gate 8179, and he died 4191 8799.

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