1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

2 Kings 6

1 Elisha, giving leave to the young prophets to enlarge their dwellings, causeth iron to swim. 8 He discloseth the king of Samaria's counsel. 13 The army, which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elisha, is smitten with blindness. 19 Being brought into Samaria, they are dismissed in peace. 24 The famine in Samaria causeth women to eat their own children. 30 The king sendeth to slay Elisha.

 6:1 Now the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 said 559 to Elisha 477, “Behold 2009 now 4994, the place 4725 before 6440 you where 834 8033 we are living 3427 is too 4480 limited 6862a for us.

 6:2 “Please 4994 let us go 1980 to the Jordan 3383 and each 376 of us take 3947 from there 8033 a beam 6982, and let us make 6213a a place 4725 there 8033 for ourselves where 8033 we may live 3427.” So he said 559, “Go 1980.”

 6:3 Then one 259 said 559, “Please 4994 be willing 2974 to go 1980 with your servants 5650.” And he answered 559, “I shall go 1980.”

 6:4 So he went 1980 with them; and when they came 935 to the Jordan 3383, they cut 1504 down 1504 trees 6086.

 6:5 But as one 259 was felling 5307 a beam 6982, the axe 1270 head 1270 fell 5307 into the water 4325; and he cried 6817 out and said 559, “Alas 162, my master 113! For it was borrowed 7592.”

 6:6 Then the man 376 of God 430 said 559, “Where 575 did it fall 5307?” And when he showed 7200 him the place 4725, he cut 7094 off 7094 a stick 6086 and threw 7993 [it] in there 8033, and made the iron 1270 float 6687.

 6:7 He said 559, “Take 7311 it up for yourself.” So he put 7971 out his hand 3027 and took 3947 it.

 6:8 ¶ Now the king 4428 of Aram 758 was warring 3898a against Israel 3478; and he counseled 3289 with his servants 5650 saying 559, “In such 6423 and such 492 a place 4725 shall be my camp 8466.”

 6:9 The man 376 of God 430 sent 7971 [word] to the king 4428 of Israel 3478 saying 559, “Beware 8104 that you do not pass 5674a this 2088 place 4725, for the Arameans 758 are coming 5185 down 5185 there 8033.”

 6:10 The king 4428 of Israel 3478 sent 7971 to the place 4725 about which 834 the man 376 of God 430 had told 559 him; thus he warned 2094b him, so that he guarded 8104 himself there 8033, more than once 259 or twice 8147.

 6:11 ¶ Now the heart 3820 of the king 4428 of Aram 758 was enraged 5590 over 5921 this 2088 thing 1697; and he called 7121 his servants 5650 and said 559 to them, “Will you tell 5046 me which 4310 of us is for the king 4428 of Israel 3478?”

 6:12 One 259 of his servants 5650 said 559, “No 3808, my lord 113, O king 4428; but Elisha 477, the prophet 5030 who 834 is in Israel 3478, tells 5046 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 the words 1697 that you speak 1696 in your bedroom 2315 4904.”

 6:13 So he said 559, “Go 1980 and see 7200 where 351a he is, that I may send 7971 and take 3947 him.” And it was told 5046 him, saying 559, “Behold 2009, he is in Dothan 1886.”

 6:14 He sent 7971 horses 5483b and chariots 7393 and a great 3515 army 2428 there 8033, and they came 935 by night 3915 and surrounded 5362b the city 5892b.

 6:15 ¶ Now when the attendant 8334 of the man 376 of God 430 had risen 6965 early 7925 and gone 3318 out, behold 2009, an army 2428 with horses 5483b and chariots 7393 was circling 5437 the city 5892b. And his servant 5288 said 559 to him, “Alas 162, my master 113! What 351a shall we do 6213a?”

 6:16 So he answered 559, “Do not fear 3372a, for those who 834 are with us are more 7227a than 4480 those who 834 are with them.”

 6:17 Then Elisha 477 prayed 6419 and said 559, “O LORD 3068, I pray 4994, open 6491b his eyes 5869 that he may see 7200.” And the LORD 3068 opened 6491b the servant’s 5288 eyes 5869 and he saw 7200; and behold 2009, the mountain 2022 was full 4390 of horses 5483b and chariots 7393 of fire 784 all 5439 around 5439 Elisha 477.

 6:18 When they came 3381 down 3381 to him, Elisha 477 prayed 6419 to the LORD 3068 and said 559, “Strike 5221 this 2088 people 1471 with blindness 5575, I pray 4994.” So He struck 5221 them with blindness 5575 according to the word 1697 of Elisha 477.

 6:19 Then Elisha 477 said 559 to them, “This 2088 is not the way 1870, nor 3808 is this 2090 the city 5892b; follow 1980 310 me and I will bring 1980 you to the man 376 whom 834 you seek 1245.” And he brought 1980 them to Samaria 8111.

 6:20 ¶ When they had come 935 into Samaria 8111, Elisha 477 said 559, “O LORD 3068, open 6491b the eyes 5869 of these 428 [men], that they may see 7200.” So the LORD 3068 opened 6491b their eyes 5869 and they saw 7200; and behold 2009, they were in the midst 8432 of Samaria 8111.

 6:21 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 when he saw 7200 them, said 559 to Elisha 477, “My father 1, shall I kill 5221 them? Shall I kill 5221 them?”

 6:22 He answered 559, “You shall not kill 5221 [them]. Would you kill 5221 those you have taken 7617 captive 7628b with your sword 2719 and with your bow 7198? Set 7760 bread 3899 and water 4325 before 6440 them, that they may eat 398 and drink 8354 and go 1980 to their master 113.”

 6:23 So he prepared 3738b a great 1419 feast 3740 for them; and when they had eaten 398 and drunk 8354 he sent 7971 them away 7971, and they went 1980 to their master 113. And the marauding 1416 bands 1416 of Arameans 758 did 3254 not come 935 again 5750 3254 into the land 776 of Israel 3478.

 6:24 ¶ Now it came 1961 about after 310 this 3651, that Ben-hadad 1130 king 4428 of Aram 758 gathered 6908 all 3605 his army 4264 and went 5927 up and besieged 6696a 5921 Samaria 8111.

 6:25 There was a great 1419 famine 7458 in Samaria 8111; and behold 2009, they besieged 6696a 5921 it, until 5704 a donkey’s 2543 head 7218 was sold 1961 for eighty 8084 [shekels] of silver 3701, and a fourth 7255 of a kab 6894 of dove’s 3123 dung 1686 for five 2568 [shekels] of silver 3701.

 6:26 As the king 4428 of Israel 3478 was passing 5674a by on the wall 2346 a woman 802 cried 6817 out to him, saying 559, “Help 3467, my lord 113, O king 4428!”

 6:27 He said 559, “If the LORD 3068 does not help 3467 you, from where 370 shall I help 3467 you? From the threshing 1637 floor 1637, or 176 from the wine 3342 press 3342?”

 6:28 And the king 4428 said 559 to her, “What 4100 is the matter with you?” And she answered 559, “This 2088 woman 802 said 559 to me, ‘Give 5414 your son 1121 that we may eat 398 him today 3117, and we will eat 398 my son 1121 tomorrow 4279.’

 6:29 “So we boiled 1310 my son 1121 and ate 398 him; and I said 559 to her on the next 312 day 3117, ‘Give 5414 your son 1121, that we may eat 398 him’; but she has hidden 2244 her son 1121.”

 6:30 When the king 4428 heard 8085 the words 1697 of the woman 802, he tore 7167 his clothes 899b—now he was passing 5674a by on the wall 2346—and the people 5971a looked 7200, and behold 2009, he had sackcloth 8242 beneath 1004 on his body 1320.

 6:31 Then he said 559, “May God 430 do 6213a so 3541 to me and more 3254 also 3541, if 518 the head 7218 of Elisha 477 the son 1121 of Shaphat 8202 remains 5975 on him today 3117.”

 6:32 ¶ Now Elisha 477 was sitting 3427 in his house 1004, and the elders 2205 were sitting 3427 with him. And [the king] sent 7971 a man 376 from his presence 6440; but before 2962 the messenger 4397 came 935 to him, he said 559 to the elders 2205, “Do you see 7200 how 3588 this 2088 son 1121 of a murderer 7523 has sent 7971 to take 5493 away 5493 my head 7218? Look 7200, when the messenger 4397 comes 935, shut 5462 the door 1817 and hold 3905 the door 1817 shut 3905 against him. Is not the sound 6963 of his master’s 113 feet 7272 behind 310 him?”

 6:33 While he was still 5750 talking 1696 with them, behold 2009, the messenger 4397 came 3381 down 3381 to him and he said 559, “Behold 2009, this 2088 evil 7463a is from the LORD 3068; why 4100 should I wait 3176 for the LORD 3068 any 5750 longer 5750?”