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Hazael’s Barbarity Predicted. – B.C. 885. 7 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God …

A Famine in Israel; the Shunammite’s Possessions Restored. – B.C. 886. 1 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou …

Samaria Plentifully Supplied. – B. C. 891 12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done …

The Siege of Samaria Raised. – B.C. 891. 3 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit …

Elisha Foretells the Relief of Samaria. – B.C. 891 1 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall …

The Siege of Samaria. – B.C. 891. 24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. …

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. 14 Therefore …

15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is …

The Cure of Naaman’s Leprosy. – B.C. 894. 9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 10 …

Naaman’s Leprosy. – B.C. 894. 1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the …

The Miracle on the Poisoned Pottage; the Miracle on the Barley Loaves. – B.C. 887. 38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; …

The Shunammite’s Hospitality – B. C. 893. 8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat …

2Ki 1:1-8 2Ki 1:9-18 2Ki 2:1-8 2Ki 2:9-12 2Ki 2:13-18 2Ki 2:19-25 2Ki 3:1-5 2Ki 3:6-19 2Ki 3:20-27 2Ki 4:1-7 2Ki 4:8-17 2Ki 4:18-37 2Ki 4:38-44 2Ki 5:1-8 2Ki 5:9-14 …

The Death of the Shunammite’s Son; The Shunammite’s Son Restored. – B.C. 887 18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to …

The Increase of the Widow’s Oil. – B.C. 894 1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant …

The Defeat of the Moabites. – B.C. 895 20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the …

The Expedition against Moab; Elisha Consulted. – B.C. 895 6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. 7 And he went and sent …

The Reign of Jehoram. – B. C. 895. 1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, …

The Waters of Jericho Healed; the Death of the Mocking Children. – B.C. 895. 19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation …

Elijah’s Mantle on Elisha. – B. C. 895. 13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of …