(KJV) 2 Kings 8¹

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⥃The Shunammite’s Land Restored

[1] Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son² he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn³ wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord⁴ hath called for a famine⁵; and it shall also come upon the land seven years⁶.⁷ [2] And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with⁸ her household, and sojourned in the land⁹ of the Philistines seven years. [3] 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.¹⁰ [4] And the king¹¹ talked with Gehazi¹² the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell¹³ me, I pray thee, all the great¹⁴ things that Elisha hath done. [5] And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored¹⁵ a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman¹⁶, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord¹⁷, O king, this [is] the woman, and this [is] her son, whom Elisha restored to life. [6] And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer¹⁸, saying, Restore all¹⁹ that [was] hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

⥃Hazael Murders Ben-hadad

[7] And Elisha came to Damascus²⁰; and Ben–hadad²¹ the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God²² is come²³ hither.²⁴ [8] And the king said unto Hazael²⁵, Take²⁶ a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire²⁷ of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? [9] So Hazael²⁸ went to meet him, and took a present with him²⁹, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben–hadad³⁰ king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? [10] And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest³¹ certainly recover: howbeit the Lord³² hath shewed me that he shall surely die³³. [11] And he settled his countenance stedfastly³⁴, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept³⁵. [12] And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord³⁶? And he answered, Because I know the evil³⁷ that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash³⁸ their children, and rip up their women with child. [13] And Hazael said, But what, [is] thy servant a dog³⁹, that he should do⁴⁰ this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord⁴¹ hath shewed me that thou [shalt be] king over Syria. [14] So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me⁴² [that] thou shouldest surely recover. [15] And it came⁴³ to pass on the morrow⁴⁴, that he took a thick cloth⁴⁵, and dipped [it] in water, and spread [it] on his face, so that he died⁴⁶: and Hazael⁴⁷ reigned in his stead.

⥃Jehoram Reigns in Judah ^{[ 2 Chronicles 21:1–7 ]}

[16] And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat [being] then king of Judah, Jehoram⁴⁸ the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign⁴⁹.⁵⁰ [17] Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.⁵¹ [18] And he walked in the way⁵² of the kings of Israel, as did the house⁵³ of Ahab: for the daughter⁵⁴ of Ahab was his wife⁵⁵: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. [19] Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David⁵⁶ his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light⁵⁷, [and] to his children.

⥃Edom and Libnah Rebel ^{[ 2 Chronicles 21:8–11 ]}

[20] [¶]In his days Edom⁵⁸ revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king⁵⁹ over themselves. [21] So Joram went over to Zair⁶⁰, 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. [22] Yet⁶¹ Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah⁶² revolted at the same time. [23] 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?⁶³ [24] And Joram slept⁶⁴ with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah⁶⁵ his son reigned in his stead.

⥃Ahaziah Reigns in Judah ^{[ 2 Chronicles 22:1–7 ]}

[25] In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.⁶⁶ [26] Two and twenty⁶⁷ years old [was] Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year⁶⁸ in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Athaliah⁶⁹, the daughter⁷⁰ of Omri king of Israel. [27] And he walked⁷¹ in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, as [did] the house of Ahab: for he [was] the son in law⁷² of the house of Ahab.

[28] [¶]And he went⁷³ with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael⁷⁴ king of Syria in Ramoth–gilead⁷⁵; and the Syrians wounded Joram.⁷⁶ [29] And king Joram⁷⁷ went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given⁷⁸ him at Ramah⁷⁹, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah⁸⁰ the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick⁸¹.

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