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 6:1 ¶ And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.

 6:1 ¶ And the sons° of the prophets° said°° unto°° Elisha,° Behold° now,° the place° where°° we° dwell°° with° thee is too strait° for° us.

 6:2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.

 6:2 Let us go,°°° we pray thee,° unto° Jordan,° and take°° thence°° every man° a° beam,° and let us make°° us a place° there,° where° we may dwell.°° And he answered,°° Go°°° ye.

 6:3 And one said, Be pleased, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.

 6:3 And one° said,°° Be content,°° I pray thee,° and go°°° with° thy servants.° And he answered,°° I° will go.°°°

 6:4 So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.

 6:4 So he went°°° with° them. And when they came°° to Jordan,° they cut down°° wood.°

 6:5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.

 6:5 But as one° was° felling°° a beam,° the axe head° fell°° into° the water:° and he cried,°° and said,°° Alas,° master!° for it° was borrowed.°°

 6:6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

 6:6 And the man° of God° said,°° Where° fell°° it? And he shewed°° him° the place.° And he cut down°° a stick,° and cast°° [it] in thither;° and the iron° did swim.°°

 6:7 And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.

 6:7 Therefore said°° he, Take [it] up°° to thee. And he put out°° his hand,° and took°° it.

 6:8 ¶ Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

 6:8 ¶ Then the king° of Syria° warred°° against Israel,° and took counsel°° with° his servants,° saying,°° In° such° and such°° a place° [shall be] my camp.°

 6:9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are coming down.

 6:9 And the man° of God° sent°° unto° the king° of Israel,° saying,°° Beware°° that thou pass°° not°° such° a place;° for° thither° the Syrians° are come down.°

 6:10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

 6:10 And the king° of Israel° sent°° to° the place° which° the man° of God° told°° him and warned°° him of, and saved°° himself° there,° not° once° nor° twice.°

 6:11 And the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?

 6:11 Therefore the heart° of the king° of Syria° was sore troubled°° for° this° thing;° and he called°°° his servants,° and said°° unto° them, Will ye not° shew°° me which° of°° us [is] for° the king° of Israel?°

 6:12 And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

 6:12 And one° of his servants°° said,°° None,° my lord,° O king:° but° Elisha,° the prophet° that° [is] in Israel,° telleth°° the king° of Israel°° the words° that° thou speakest°° in thy bedchamber.°°

 6:13 ¶ And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

 6:13 ¶ And he said,°° Go°°° and spy°° where° he° [is], that I may send°° and fetch°° him. And it was told°° him, saying,°° Behold,° [he is] in Dothan.°

 6:14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

 6:14 Therefore sent°° he thither° horses,° and chariots,° and a great° host:° and they came°° by night,° and compassed°°° the city° about.°°

 6:15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

 6:15 And when the servant°° of the man° of God° was risen°° early,°° and gone forth,°° behold,° an host° compassed°°° the city° both with horses° and chariots.° And his servant° said°° unto° him, Alas,° my master!° how° shall we do?°°

 6:16 And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.

 6:16 And he answered,°° Fear°° not:° for° they that° [be] with° us [are] more° than they that°° [be] with° them.

 6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

 6:17 And Elisha° prayed,°° and said,°° LORD,° I pray thee,° open°°° his eyes,° that he may see.°° And the LORD° opened°°° the eyes° of the young man;° and he saw:°° and, behold,° the mountain° [was] full°° of horses° and chariots° of fire° round about° Elisha.°

 6:18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto Jehovah, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

 6:18 And when they came down°° to° him, Elisha° prayed°° unto° the LORD,° and said,°° Smite°°° this° people,° I pray thee,° with blindness.° And he smote°° them with blindness° according to the word° of Elisha.°

 6:19 ¶ And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them to Samaria.

 6:19 ¶ And Elisha° said°° unto° them, This° [is] not° the way,° neither° [is] this° the city:° follow°°°° me, and I will bring°°° you to° the man° whom° ye seek.°° But he led°°° them to Samaria.°

 6:20 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

 6:20 And it came to pass,° when they were come°° into Samaria,° that Elisha° said,°° LORD,° open°°° the eyes° of these° [men], that they may see.°° And the LORD° opened°°° their eyes,° and they saw;°° and, behold,° [they were] in the midst° of Samaria.°

 6:21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

 6:21 And the king° of Israel° said°° unto° Elisha,° when he saw°° them, My father,° shall I smite°° [them]? shall I smite°° [them]?

 6:22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

 6:22 And he answered,°° Thou shalt not° smite°° [them]: wouldest thou° smite°° those whom° thou hast taken captive°° with thy sword° and with thy bow?° set°° bread° and water° before° them, that they may eat°° and drink,°° and go°°° to° their master.°

 6:23 And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

 6:23 And he prepared°° great° provision° for them: and when they had eaten°° and drunk,°° he sent them away,°° and they went°°° to° their master.° So the bands° of Syria° came°° no° more°°° into the land° of Israel.°

 6:24 ¶ And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

 6:24 ¶ And it came to pass° after° this,°° that Benhadad° king° of Syria° gathered°°° all° his host,° and went up,°° and besieged°°° Samaria.°

 6:25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore [pieces] of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five [pieces] of silver.

 6:25 And there was° a great° famine° in Samaria:° and, behold,° they besieged°°° it, until° an ass's° head° was° [sold] for fourscore° [pieces] of silver,° and the fourth part° of a cab° of dove's dung°°°° for five° [pieces] of silver.°

 6:26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

 6:26 And as the king° of Israel° was° passing by°° upon° the wall,° there cried°° a woman° unto° him, saying,°° Help,°° my lord,° O king.°

 6:27 And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

 6:27 And he said,°° If the LORD° do not° help°° thee, whence°° shall I help°° thee? out of° the barnfloor,° or° out of° the winepress?°

 6:28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.

 6:28 And the king° said°° unto her, What° aileth thee? And she answered,°° This° woman° said°° unto° me, Give°°° thy son,° that we may eat°° him to day,° and we will eat°° my son° to morrow.°

 6:29 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she hath hid her son.

 6:29 So we boiled°°° my son,° and did eat°° him: and I said°° unto° her on the next° day,° Give°°° thy son,° that we may eat°° him: and she hath hid°°° her son.°

 6:30 ¶ And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes (now he was passing by upon the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

 6:30 ¶ And it came to pass,° when the king° heard°°° the words° of the woman,° that he rent°°° his clothes;° and he° passed by°° upon° the wall,° and the people° looked,°° and, behold,° [he had] sackcloth° within°° upon° his flesh.°

 6:31 Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

 6:31 Then he said,°° God° do°° so° and more°° also° to me, if° the head° of Elisha° the son° of Shaphat° shall stand°° on° him this day.°

 6:32 But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

 6:32 But Elisha° sat°° in his house,° and the elders° sat°° with° him; and [the king] sent°° a man° from before°° him: but ere° the messenger° came°° to° him, he° said°° to° the elders,° See°° ye how° this° son° of a murderer°° hath sent°° to take away°°° mine head?° look,°° when the messenger° cometh,°° shut°° the door,° and hold him fast°°° at the door:° [is] not° the sound° of his master's° feet° behind° him?

 6:33 And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah; why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?

 6:33 And while he yet° talked°° with° them, behold,° the messenger° came down°° unto° him: and he said,°° Behold,° this° evil° [is] of°° the LORD;° what° should I wait°° for the LORD° any longer?°