and Ittai, faying, Beware and it is called unto this day, that none touch the young Abfalom's place. man Abfalom. 13 Otherwife I fhould have wrought falfhood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyfelf wouldeft have fet thyself against me. 19 Then faid Ahmaazi the fon of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies. 20 And Joab faid unto 14 Then faid Joab, I may him, Thou shalt not bear not tarry thus with thee. tidings this day, but thou And he took three darts infhalt bear tidings another his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Abfalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. 15 And ten young men | that bare Joab's armour, compaffed about, and fmote Abfalom, and flew him. 16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Ifrael for Joab held back the people. 17 And they tock Abfalom, and caft him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of ftones upon him and all Ifrael fied every one to his tent. 18 Now Abfalom in his life-time had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he faid, I have no fon to keep my name in remembrance and he called the pillar after his own name, day but this day thou fhalt bear no tidings, because the king's fon is dead. 21 Then faid Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou haft feen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. 22 Then faid Ahimaaz the fon of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howfoever let me, 1 pray thee, alfo run after Cufhi. And Joab faid, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou haft no tidings ready? 23 But howsoever (faid be) let me run. And he faid unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the of the plain, and over-ran Cufhi. way hold, a man running alone. 25 And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king faid, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near. 26 And the watchman faw another man running, and the watchman called unto the porter, and faid, Behold, another man running alone. And the king faid, He alfo bringeth tidings. 27 And the watchman fac, Methinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the fon of Zadok. And the king faid, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings. 28 And Ahimaaz called, and faid unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and faid, Bleffed be the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lift up their hand against my lord the king. 29 And the king faid, Is the young man Abfalom fafe? and Ahimaaz answered, When Joab fent the king's fervant, and me thy fervant, I faw a great tumult, but Í knew not what it was. 30 And the king faid unto him, Turn afide, and itand here. And he turned afide, and stood still. 31 And behold, Cushi came, and Cushi faid, Tidings, my lord the king for the Lord hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee. 32 And the king faid unto Cufhi, Is the young man Abfalom fafe? and Cufhi anfwered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rife against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young · man is. 33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Abfalom, my fon, my fon Abfalom: would God I had died for thee, O Abfalom, my fon, my fon. From the Second Book of KING S. CHAP. IV. OW there cried a Now wives of the fons of the pro- dead, and thou knowest that thy fervant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two fons to be bond-men. 2 And Elifha faid unto. fervant my huband is her, What fhall I do for thee? thee? tell me, what haft thou in the house? And fhe faid, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, fave a pot of oil. 3 Then he faid, Go, borrow thee veffels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty veffels; borrow not a few. 4 And when thou art come in, thou fhalt fhut the door upon thee, and upon thy fons, and fhalt pour out into all thofe veffels, and thou fhalt set aside that which is full. 5 So fhe went from him, and shut the door upon her, and upon her fons; who brought the veffels to her, and the poured out. 6 And it came to pass when the veffels were full, that she said unto her fon, Bring me yet a veffel. And he faid unto her, There is not a veffel more. And the oil stayed. 7 Then he came and told the man of God: and he faid, Go, fell the oil, pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. and 8¶ And it fell on a day, that Elifha paffed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and fhe constrained him to eat bread. And fo it was, that as oft as he paffed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 9 And the faid unto her hufband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which paffeth by us continually. 10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall, and let us fet for him. there a bed, and a table, and a ftool, and a candlestick : and it fhall be when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. II And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. 12 And he faid to Gehazi his fervant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, fhe stood before him. 13 And he faid unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou haft been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldeft thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the hoft? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. 14 And he faid, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily, the hath no child, and her hufband is old. 15 And he faid, Call her. And when he had called her, the stood in the door. 16 And he said, About afs, and faid to her fervant, Drive, and go forward; flack not thy riding for me, except I. bid thee. 25 So fhe went, and came unto the man of God this feafon, according to the time of life, thou fhalt embrace a fon. And the faid, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. 17 And the woman con-mount Carmel : and it came ceived, and bare a fon at that to pass when the man of God feafon that Elifha had faid faw her afar off, that he said unto her, according to the to Gehazi his fervant, Betime of life. hold, yonder is that Shunammite 18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19 And he faid unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he fat on her knees till noon, and then died. 21 And fhe went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and fhut the door upon him, and went out. 22 And fhe called unto her husband, and faid, Send to 25 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and fay unto he, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And [fhe answered, It is well. 27 And when the came to the man of God to the hill, fhe caught him by the feet: but Gehazi çame near to thrust her away. And the man of God faid, Let her alone, for her foul is vexed within her and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. 28 Then the faid, Did I defire a fon of my lord? did not I fay, do not deceive me? 29 Then he faid to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, falute him not; and if any falute thee, answer him not again: and lay my ftaff upon the face of of the child. 30 And the mother of the child faid, As the Lord liveth, and as thy foul liveth, I will not leave thee. And be arose, and followed her. 31 And Gehazi paffed on before them, and laid the ftaff upon the face of the child, but there was neither voice, nor hearing wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, faying, The child is not awaked. 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord. and when she was come in unto him, he faid, Take up thy fon. 37 Then fhe went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out. 38 And Elifha came again to Gilgal, and there was a dearth in the land, and the fons of the prophets were fitting before him: and he faid unto his fervant, Set on the great pot, and feethe pottage for the fons of the prophets. 39 And 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 fhred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not. 34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, 40 So they poured out for and his hands upon his hands, the men to eat and it came and he stretched himself up-to pafs as they were eating on the child, and the flesh of the child waxed warm. of the pottage, that they cried out, and faid, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot: and they could not eat thereof. 41 But he faid, Then bring meal: and he caft it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat: and there was no harm in the pot. -42And there came a man |