1Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead ; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah : and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen . 2And Elisha said unto her , What shall I do for thee ? tell me ; what hast thou in the house ? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house , save a pot of oil . 3Then he said, Go , borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors , even empty vessels ; borrow not a few . 4And thou shalt go in , and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons , and pour out into all those vessels ; and thou shalt set aside that which is full . 5So she went from him , and shut the door upon her and upon her sons ; they brought the vessels to her , and she poured out . 6And it came to pass , when the vessels were full , that she said unto her son , Bring me yet a vessel . And he said unto her , There is not a vessel more . And the oil stayed . 7Then she came and told the man of God . And he said, Go , sell the oil , and pay thy debt , and live thou and thy sons of the rest .
Elisha and the Shunammite Woman
8And it fell on a day , that Elisha passed to Shunem , where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread . And so it was , that as oft as he passed by , he turned in thither to eat bread . 9And she said unto her husband, Behold now , I perceive that this is a holy man of God, that passeth by us continually . 10Let us make , I pray thee , a little chamber on the wall ; and let us set for him there a bed , and a table , and a seat , and a candlestick : and it shall be , when he cometh to us , that he shall turn in thither . 11And it fell on a day , that he came thither , and he turned into the chamber and lay there . 12And he said to Gehazi his servant , Call this Shunammite . And when he had called her , she stood before him . 13And he said unto him , Say now unto her , Behold , thou hast been careful for us with all this care ; what is to be done for thee ? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king , or to the captain of the host ? And she answered , I dwell among mine own people . 14And he said, What then is to be done for her ? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son , and her husband is old . 15And he said , Call her . And when he had called her , she stood in the door . 16And he said, At this season , when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son . And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid . 17And the woman conceived , and bare a son at that season , when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her .
The Death of the Shunammite's Son
18And when the child was grown , it fell on a day , that he went out to his father to the reapers . 19And he said unto his father, My head , my head . And he said to his servant , Carry him to his mother. 20And when he had taken him , and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon , and then died . 21And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him , and went out . 22And she called unto her husband, and said , Send me , I pray thee , one of the servants , and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God , and come again . 23And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new moon nor sabbath . And she said, It shall be well . 24Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant , Drive , and go forward ; slacken me not the riding , except I bid thee . 25So she went , and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel . And it came to pass , when the man of God saw her afar off , that he said to Gehazi his servant , Behold , yonder is the Shunammite : 26run , I pray thee , now to meet her , and say unto her , Is it well with thee ? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child ? And she answered, It is well . 27And when she came to the man of God to the hill , she caught hold of his feet . And Gehazi came near to thrust her away ; but the man of God said, Let her alone : for her soul is vexed within her ; and Jehovah hath hid it from me , and hath not told me . 28Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me ? 29Then he said to Gehazi , Gird up thy loins , and take my staff in thy hand , and go thy way : if thou meet any man , salute him not ; and if any salute thee , answer him not again : and lay my staff upon the face of the child . 30And the mother of the child said, As Jehovah liveth , and as thy soul liveth , I will not leave thee . And he arose , and followed her . 31And Gehazi passed on before them , and laid the staff upon the face of the child ; but there was neither voice , nor hearing . Wherefore he returned to meet him , and told him , saying , The child is not awaked . 32And when Elisha was come into the house , behold , the child was dead , and laid upon his bed . 33He went in therefore , and shut the door upon them twain , and prayed unto Jehovah . 34And he went up , and lay upon the child , and put his mouth upon his mouth , and his eyes upon his eyes , and his hands upon his hands : and he stretched himself upon him ; and the flesh of the child waxed warm . 35Then he returned , and walked in the house once to and fro ; and went up , and stretched himself upon him : and the child sneezed seven times , and the child opened his eyes . 36And he called Gehazi , and said , Call this Shunammite . So he called her . And when she was come in unto him , he said , Take up thy son . 37Then she went in , and fell at his feet , and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son , and went out .
Elisha Purifies the Pot of Stew
38And Elisha came again to Gilgal . And there was a dearth in the land ; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him ; and he said unto his servant , Set on the great pot , and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets . 39And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine , and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full , and came and shred them into the pot of pottage ; for they knew them not . 40So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass , as they were eating of the pottage , that they cried out , and said, O man of God , there is death in the pot . And they could not eat thereof. 41But he said , Then bring meal . And he cast it into the pot ; and he said , Pour out for the people , that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot .
Feeding a Hundred Men
42And there came a man from Baal-shalishah , and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley , and fresh ears of grain in his sack . And he said, Give unto the people , that they may eat . 43And his servant said, What , should I set this before a hundred men ? But he said, Give the people , that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah , They shall eat, and shall leave thereof . 44So he set it before them , and they did eat, and left thereof , according to the word of Jehovah .