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 the LORD : and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons 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 , Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house , save a pot of oil . 3Then he said , Go , borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours , even empty vessels ; borrow not a few . 4And when thou art come in , thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons , and shalt 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 , who 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 children 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 an holy man of God , which passeth by us continually . 10Let us make a little chamber , I pray thee, on the wall ; and let us set for him there a bed , and a table , and a stool , 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 child , and her husband is old . 15And he said , Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door . 16And he said , About this season , according to the time of life , thou shalt embrace a son . And she said , Nay, my lord , thou man of God , do not lie unto thine handmaid . 17And the woman conceived , and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life .
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 a lad , 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 young men , 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 ; slack not thy riding for me, 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 that Shunammite : 26Run now, I pray thee, 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 him by the feet : but Gehazi came near to thrust her away . And the man of God said , Let her alone ; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD 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 thine 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 the LORD 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 went again 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 the LORD . 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 the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm . 35Then he returned , and walked in the house 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 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 seethe 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 thou 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-shalisha , and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits , twenty loaves of barley , and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said , Give unto the people , that they may eat . 43And his servitor said , What, should I set this before an hundred men ? He said again , Give the people , that they may eat : for thus saith the LORD , 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 the LORD .