7:1 And Elisaie said, Hear thou the word of
Yehovah; Thus saith Yehovah, As at this time, to-morrow a measure of fine
flour [shall be sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel,
in the gates of Samaria.
7:2 And the officer on whose hand the king rested, answered Elisaie, and
said, Behold, [if] Yehovah shall make flood-gates in heaven, might this
thing be? and Elisaie said, Behold, thou shalt see with thine eyes, but
shalt not eat thereof.
7:3 And there were four leprous men by the gate of the city: and one said to
his neighbour, Why sit we here until we die?
7:4 If we should say, Let us go into the city, then [there is] famine in the
city, and we shall die there: and if we sit here, then we shall die. Now
then come, and let us fall upon the camp of the Syrians: if they should take
us alive, then we shall live; and if they should put us to death, then we
shall [only] die.
7:5 And they rose up while it was yet night, to go into the camp of Syria;
and they came into a part of the camp of Syria, and behold, there [was] no
man there.
7:6 For Yehovah had made the army of Syria to hear a sound of chariots, and
a sound of horses, [even] the sound of a great host: and [each] man said to
his fellow, Now has the king of Israel hired against us the kings of the
Chettites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against us.
7:7 And they arose and fled while it was yet dark, and left their tents, and
their horses, and their asses in the camp, as they were, and fled for their
lives.
7:8 And these lepers entered a little way into the camp, and went into one
tent, and ate and drank, and too thence silver, and gold, and raiment; and
they went and returned thence, and entered into another tent, and took
thence, and went and hid [the spoil].
7:9 And [one] man said to his neighbour, We are not doing [well] thus: this
day is a day of glad tidings, and we hold our peace, and are waiting till
the morning light, and shall find mischief: now them come, and let us go
into [the city], and report to the house of the king.
7:10 So they went and cried toward the gate of the city, and reported to
them, saying, We went into the camp of Syria, and, behold, there is not
there a man, nor voice of man, only horses tied and asses, and their tents
as they were.
7:11 And the porters cried aloud, and reported to the house of the king
within.
7:12 And the king rose up by night, and said to his servants, I will now
tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They knew that we are hungry; and
they have gone forth from the camp and hidden themselves in the field,
saying, They will come out of the city, and we shall catch them alive, and
go into the city.
7:13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let them now take five of
the horses that were left, which were left here; behold, they are the number
left to all the multitude of Israel; and we will send thither and see.
7:14 So they took two horsemen; and the king of Israel sent after the king
of Syria, saying, Go, and see.
7:15 And they went after them even to Jordan: and, behold, all the way was
full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their
panic. and the messengers returned, and brought word to the king.
7:16 And the people went out, and plundered the camp of Syria: and a measure
of fine flour was sold for a shekel, according to the word of Yehovah, and
two measures of barley for a shekel.
7:17 And the king appointed the officer on whose hand the king leaned [to
have charge] over the gate: and the people trampled on him in the gate, and
he died, as the man of Elohim [had] said, who spoke when the messenger came
down to him.
7:18 So it came to pas as Elisaie had spoken to the king, saying, Two
measures of barley [shall be sold] for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour
for a shekel; and it shall be as at this time to-morrow in the gate of
Samaria.
7:19 And the officer answered Elisaie, and said, Behold, [if] Yehovah makes
flood-gates in heaven, shall this thing be? and Elisaie said, Behold, thou
shalt see [it] with thine eyes, but thou shalt not eat thereof.
7:20 And it was so: for the people trampled on him in the gate, and he died. |
7:1 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of
Yehovah; Thus saith Yehovah, 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.
7:2 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of Elohim, and
said, Behold, if Yehovah would make windows in heaven, might this thing be?
And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat
thereof.
7:3 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?
7:4 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.
7:5 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.
7:6 For Yehovah 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 Israel hath hired against us the kings
of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
7:7 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.
7:8 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.
7:9 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.
7:10 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.
7:11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
7:12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now
show 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.
7:13 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 Israel 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.
7:14 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the
host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
7:15 And they went after them unto Jordan: 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.
7:16 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 Yehovah.
7:17 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.
7:18 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:
7:19 And that lord answered the man of Elohim, and said, Now, behold, if the
Yehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said,
Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
7:20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate,
and he died. |