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for_o his_o life_n as_o he_o think_v best_a to_o beersheba_n of_o judah_n but_o himself_o go_v go_v on_o a_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o sit_v under_o a_o juniper_n tree_n he_o even_o wish_v for_o death_n at_o length_n fall_v asleep_o there_o a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o rise_v and_o eat_v so_o he_o do_v and_o lie_v to_o rest_v again_o than_o the_o angel_n come_v again_o and_o bid_v he_o up_o and_o eat_v for_o the_o journey_n he_o be_v to_o go_v be_v very_o great_a when_o he_o have_v eat_v the_o cake_n which_o the_o angel_n have_v set_v by_o he_o and_o drink_v the_o water_n he_o arise_v and_o travail_v forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o food_n till_o he_o come_v to_o horeb_n the_o mount_n of_o god_n where_o as_o he_o be_v private_a in_o a_o cave_n the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o ask_v what_o he_o do_v there_o in_o that_o place_n elijah_n answer_v that_o he_o have_v be_v very_o earnest_a in_o god_n behalte_v in_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o have_v do_v for_o that_o the_o wicked_a have_v scorn_v god_n law_n pull_v down_o his_o altar_n and_o slay_v his_o prophet_n with_o the_o sword_n so_o that_o he_o alone_o be_v leave_v and_o fain_o he_o be_v to_o fly_v for_o his_o life_n for_o it_o they_o seek_v to_o take_v away_o also_o hereupon_o god_n command_v he_o to_o stand_v upon_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o show_v he_o some_o sign_n of_o his_o approach_n which_o so_o fright_v the_o prophet_n that_o he_o cover_v his_o face_n with_o his_o mantle_n and_o so_o go_v out_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o door_n of_o the_o cave_n where_o he_o hear_v a_o voice_n say_v what_o do_v thou_o here_o elijah_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v just_a as_o before_o then_o god_n command_v he_o to_o go_v to_o damaschus_n and_o there_o to_o anoint_v hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n and_o jehu_n son_n of_o ninshi_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o elisha_n the_o son_n of_o shaphat_n prophet_n in_o his_o own_o room_n for_o it_o shall_v 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be_v indeed_o one_o michaiah_n the_o son_n of_o imlah_n but_o he_o be_v always_o wont_a to_o prophesy_v some_o evil_a or_o other_o unto_o he_o and_o when_o ichosaphat_n say_v let_v not_o ahab_n say_v so_o a_o eunuch_n or_o officer_z be_v send_v to_o call_v michaiah_n who_o have_v find_v he_o say_v thus_o to_o he_o behold_v all_o the_o prophet_n with_o one_o assent_n declare_v good_a speed_n to_o the_o king_n design_n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v thy_o word_n be_v like_a unto_o they_o but_o michaiah_n swear_v sad_o that_o whatsoever_o god_n say_v that_o he_o will_v speak_v and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v the_o king_n ask_v he_o whether_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o ramoth_n gilead_n to_o battle_n or_o shall_v they_o forbear_v he_o answer_v they_o shall_v go_v and_o prosper_v then_o say_v ahab_n how_o often_o shall_v i_o adjure_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o thou_o say_v nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n to_o i_o then_o michaiah_n answer_v i_o see_v all_o israel_n scatter_v upon_o 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answer_v i_o will_v go_v and_o sit_v a_o lie_a spirit_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o his_o prophet_n then_o zedekiah_n one_o of_o ahab_n talse_a prophet_n strike_v he_o on_o the_o face_n ask_v he_o what_o way_n go_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o i_o to_o thou_o michatab_v tell_v he_o he_o shall_v know_v that_o to_o his_o cost_n when_o he_o run_v from_o chamber_n to_o chamber_n to_o hide_v himself_o hereupon_o ahab_n command_v he_o to_o be_v carry_v to_o amon_n the_o governor_n of_o the_o city_n and_o joas_n son_n joas_n the_o king_n son_n the_o son_n of_o amelech_n 2_o chron._n 18._o who_o shall_v put_v he_o in_o prison_n and_o feed_v he_o with_o bread_n and_o water_n till_o the_o king_n come_v back_o safe_a and_o have_v dispatch_v his_o business_n according_a to_o his_o mind_n but_o michaiah_n know_v assure_o that_o god_n have_v reveal_v this_o unto_o he_o answer_v if_o thou_o return_v in_o peace_n god_n have_v not_o speak_v by_o i_o and_o bad_a all_o that_o hear_v hear_v witness_n what_o he_o have_v say_v so_o go_v ahab_n and_o ichosaphat_n with_o their_o army_n to_o ramoth_n gilead_n in_o the_o way_n ahab_n disguise_v himself_o but_o ichoshaphat_n keep_v on_o his_o robe_n now_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n have_v charge_v his_o chieftain_n only_o to_o make_v at_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n they_o therefore_o guess_v by_o the_o robe_n fall_v all_o upon_o ichashaphat_n with_o might_n and_o main_a he_o see_v himself_o in_o such_o eminent_a peril_n of_o death_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n who_o hear_v he_o for_o the_o spians_n see_v their_o mistake_n forbear_v and_o leave_v he_o yet_o one_o of_o the_o common_a soldier_n
they_o be_v not_o take_v in_o war_n but_o he_o command_v that_o all_o manner_n of_o necessary_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o and_o send_v they_o away_o satisfy_v sect._n 11._o after_o those_o thing_n benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n have_v get_v a_o great_a army_n besiege_v samaria_n and_o besiege_v it_o so_o long_o that_o when_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o food_n be_v spend_v there_o grow_v such_o a_o dearth_n of_o provision_n that_o a_o ass_n head_n be_v sell_v for_o fourscore_o piece_n of_o silver_n 2_o king_n 24._o in_o this_o so_o great_a scarcity_n of_o provision_n two_o woman_n constrain_v with_o hunger_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n betwixt_o themselves_o to_o eat_v their_o child_n by_o turn_n now_o when_o one_o of_o they_o have_v give_v her_o child_n to_o be_v eat_v and_o the_o other_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o agreement_n but_o on_o the_o day_n after_o hide_v her_o child_n that_o woman_n pine_v with_o hunger_n beseech_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n with_o cry_n and_o tear_n that_o he_o will_v help_v she_o and_o take_v some_o order_n for_o her_o life_n and_o tell_v he_o this_o story_n of_o the_o child_n hereupon_o he_o rend_v his_o garment_n in_o all_o their_o sight_n swear_v bitter_o that_o elisha_n shall_v die_v that_o day_n and_o for_o that_o end_n he_o dispatch_v away_o a_o executioner_n but_o before_o he_o come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o elisha_n elisha_n tell_v the_o elder_n that_o sit_v with_o he_o that_o purpose_n of_o the_o king_n and_o charge_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o open_v the_o door_n to_o the_o messenger_n because_o the_o sound_n of_o his_o master_n foot_n follow_v he_o have_v not_o yet_o make_v a_o end_n of_o speak_v those_o word_n when_o as_o the_o king_n prevent_v the_o messenger_n and_o say_v behold_v this_o evil_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o wait_v on_o the_o lord_n any_o long_o 2_o kin._n 6.33_o the_o prophet_n at_o god_n appointment_n foretell_v that_o the_o next_o day_n about_o that_o very_a hour_n a_o measure_n of_o fine_a flower_n shall_v be_v sell_v fora_fw-la shekell_n and_o two_o measure_n of_o barley_n for_o a_o shekel_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o samaria_n 2_o kin._n 7.1_o the_o matter_n seem_v so_o incredible_a to_o a_o certain_a lord_n upon_o who_o hand_n the_o king_n lean_v that_o he_o say_v that_o can_v not_o be_v although_o god_n shall_v open_v heaven_n whereas_o the_o prophet_n assure_v he_o that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o thing_n but_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o at_o that_o time_n four_o leper_n constrain_v with_o hunger_n go_v into_o the_o enemy_n camp_n in_o such_o apparent_a danger_n of_o death_n when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o camp_n they_o find_v no_o body_n for_o god_n have_v cause_v the_o enemy_n to_o hear_v a_o rush_v and_o a_o noise_n of_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o of_o a_o great_a army_n which_o when_o they_o hear_v they_o leave_v their_o luggage_n and_o run_v away_o now_o when_o the_o leper_n have_v tell_v these_o thing_n in_o the_o city_n the_o king_n at_o the_o first_o interpret_v it_o to_o be_v a_o stratagem_n afterward_o have_v send_v two_o horse_n of_o the_o six_o that_o be_v only_o leave_v when_o the_o scout_n have_v find_v it_o to_o be_v so_o all_o the_o people_n come_v thither_o for_o booty_n and_o when_o the_o tent_n be_v spoil_v that_o cheapness_n of_o provision_n follow_v which_o elisha_n have_v foretell_v and_o then_o that_o lord_n of_o who_o i_o make_v mention_v before_o to_o who_o the_o king_n have_v give_v charge_n of_o the_o gate_n be_v tread_v to_o death_n by_o the_o multitude_n sect._n 12._o the_o prophet_n have_v persuade_v that_o woman_n who_o son_n as_o be_v show_v before_o 2_o king_n 8.1_o he_o raise_v from_o death_n when_o he_o foretell_v the_o seven_o year_n famine_n that_o she_o shall_v go_v some_o whither_o else_o and_o sojourn_v with_o her_o family_n to_o avoid_v it_o she_o follow_v his_o counsel_n but_o at_o the_o seven_o year_n end_n when_o she_o come_v back_o she_o find_v her_o house_n and_o land_n seize_v on_o therefore_o she_o petition_v the_o king_n that_o she_o may_v recover_v she_o own_o king_n joram_n then_o opportune_o at_o that_o nick_n of_o time_n command_v gehazi_n elisha_n servant_n to_o relate_v the_o great_a and_o strange_a work_n that_o his_o master_n have_v do_v for_o beside_o other_o thing_n which_o he_o tell_v he_o he_o affirm_v that_o this_o be_v the_o woman_n who_o son_n that_o be_v also_o present_a there_o he_o have_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a thereupon_o when_o she_o be_v ask_v have_v affirm_v that_o it_o be_v so_o the_o king_n command_v a_o officer_n or_o eunuch_n to_o restore_v she_o not_o only_o all_o her_o land_n but_o all_o the_o profit_n of_o it_o also_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o woman_n avoid_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o recover_v she_o own_o estate_n through_o elisha_n goodness_n sect._n 13._o when_o benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n be_v sick_a elisha_n be_v at_o damascus_n 2_o king_n 8.7_o of_o who_o come_v when_o the_o king_n be_v certify_v he_o send_v hazael_n to_o he_o who_o be_v one_o of_o his_o chief_a servant_n with_o presents_z to_o ask_v of_o he_o whether_o he_o shall_v recover_v from_o his_o disease_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o indeed_o shall_v recover_v but_o nevertheless_o god_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v short_o whereupon_o while_o hazael_n stand_v in_o his_o sight_n elisha_n begin_v to_o weep_v and_o when_o hazael_n ask_v he_o why_o he_o weep_v he_o answer_v that_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n of_o syria_n he_o will_v afflict_v the_o israelite_n therefore_o the_o next_o day_n after_o he_o have_v bring_v his_o master_n benhadad_n news_n of_o recovery_n he_o smother_v he_o and_o seize_v upon_o the_o kingdom_n and_o soon_o after_o he_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n with_o many_o sad_a overthrow_n the_o same_o elisha_n take_v order_n to_o anoint_v john_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 9_o who_o shall_v root_v out_o the_o family_n of_o ahab_n with_o jezabel_n his_o wife_n as_o elias_n have_v foretell_v after_o this_o manner_n he_o bid_v one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o he_o have_v call_v take_v a_o box_n full_a of_o oil_n and_o go_v to_o ramoth_n gilead_n and_o when_o he_o have_v find_v john_n there_o to_o consecrate_v he_o with_o oil_n according_a to_o god_n command_n in_o a_o inner_a chamber_n where_o no_o body_n be_v by_o that_o he_o may_v afterward_o utter_o destroy_v the_o whole_a family_n of_o king_n ahab_n together_o with_o jezabel_n when_o he_o have_v do_v as_o elisha_n bid_v he_o john_n be_v king_n lid_n execute_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o elisha_n have_v appoint_v he_o by_o god_n command_n after_o these_o so_o excellent_a uncouth_a and_o unheard_a of_o thing_n be_v do_v elisha_n fall_v into_o the_o disease_n of_o which_o he_o die_v 2_o king_n 13._o when_o he_o be_v sick_a joas_n king_n of_o israel_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o perceive_v the_o danger_n of_o his_o disease_n he_o weep_v before_o he_o with_o these_o word_n my_o father_n my_o father_n the_o chariot_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o chariot_n man_n thereof_o he_o first_o command_v the_o king_n that_o he_o shall_v bring_v his_o bow_n and_o arrow_n and_o afterward_o that_o when_o they_o be_v bring_v he_o shall_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o bow_n be_v bend_v and_o last_o that_o when_o his_o hand_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o king_n he_o shall_v shoot_v out_o of_o a_o window_n which_o he_o have_v towards_o the_o east_n which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v he_o say_v that_o be_v the_o arrow_n of_o god_n deliverance_n even_o the_o arrow_n of_o salvation_n against_o syria_n who_o he_o shall_v smite_v till_o he_o have_v destroy_v they_o in_o aphet_n again_o he_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v take_v a_o arrow_n and_o strike_v the_o ground_n now_o the_o king_n when_o he_o have_v strike_v the_o ground_n three_o time_n give_v over_o whereupon_o he_o be_v angry_a foretell_v he_o that_o if_o 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