The Woman from Shunem Returns
1 Now Elisha had told the woman who lived in Shunem, whose son he had brought back to life, that the Lord was sending a famine on the land, which would last for seven years, and that she should leave with her family and go and live somewhere else. 2 She had followed his instructions and had gone with her family to live in Philistia for the seven years.
3 At the end of the seven years she returned to Israel and went to the king to ask that her house and her land be restored to her. 4 She found the king talking with Gehazi, Elisha's servant; the king wanted to know about Elisha's miracles. 5 While Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought a dead person back to life, the woman made her appeal to the king. Gehazi said to him, “Your Majesty, here is the woman and here is her son whom Elisha brought back to life!” 6 In answer to the king's question, she confirmed Gehazi's story, and so the king called an official and told him to give back to her everything that was hers, including the value of all the crops that her fields had produced during the seven years she had been away.
Elisha and King Benhadad of Syria
7 Elisha went to Damascus at a time when King Benhadad of Syria was sick. When the king was told that Elisha was there, 8 he said to Hazael, one of his officials, “Take a gift to the prophet and ask him to consult the Lord to find out whether or not I am going to get well.” 9 So Hazael loaded forty camels with all kinds of the finest products of Damascus and went to Elisha. When Hazael met him, he said, “Your servant King Benhadad has sent me to ask you whether or not he will recover from his sickness.”
10 Elisha answered, “The Lord has revealed to me that he will die; but go to him and tell him that he will recover.” 11 Then Elisha stared at him with a horrified look on his face until Hazael became ill at ease. Suddenly Elisha burst into tears. 12 “Why are you crying, sir?” Hazael asked.
“Because I know the horrible things you will do against the people of Israel,” Elisha answered. “You will set their fortresses on fire, slaughter their finest young men, batter their children to death, and rip open their pregnant women.”
13 “How could I ever be that powerful?” Hazael asked. “I'm a nobody!”
“The Lord has shown me that you will be king of Syria,” Elisha replied.
14 Hazael went back to Benhadad, who asked him, “What did Elisha say?”
“He told me that you would certainly get well,” Hazael answered. 15 But on the following day Hazael took a blanket, soaked it in water, and smothered the king.
And Hazael succeeded Benhadad as king of Syria.
King Jehoram of Judah
(2 Chronicles 21.1-20)16 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab as king of Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat became king of Judah 17 at the age of thirty-two, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. 18 His wife was Ahab's daughter, and like the family of Ahab he followed the evil ways of the kings of Israel. He sinned against the Lord, 19 but the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, because he had promised his servant David that his descendants would always continue to rule.
20 During Jehoram's reign Edom revolted against Judah and became an independent kingdom. 21 So Jehoram set out with all his chariots to Zair, where the Edomite army surrounded them. During the night he and his chariot commanders managed to break out and escape, and his soldiers scattered to their homes. 22 Edom has been independent of Judah ever since. During this same period the city of Libnah also revolted.
23 Everything else that Jehoram did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah. 24 Jehoram died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City, and his son Ahaziah succeeded him as king.
King Ahaziah of Judah
(2 Chronicles 22.1-6)25 In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab as king of Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah 26 at the age of twenty-two, and he ruled in Jerusalem for one year. His mother was Athaliah, the daughter of King Ahab and granddaughter of King Omri of Israel. 27 Since Ahaziah was related to King Ahab by marriage, he sinned against the Lord, just as Ahab's family did.
28 King Ahaziah joined King Joram of Israel in a war against King Hazael of Syria. The armies clashed at Ramoth in Gilead, and Joram was wounded in battle. 29 He returned to the city of Jezreel to recover from his wounds, and Ahaziah went there to visit him.
Šūnēmiete atgūst savu tīrumu
1 Elīša uzrunāja sievu, kuras dēlu viņš bija atdzīvinājis, un sacīja: “Celies un ej – tu un tavs nams – un apmeties, kur vari, jo Kungs ir piesaucis badu, un tas šajā zemē ilgs septiņus gadus.” 2 Sieva cēlās un darīja, kā Dieva vīrs teica. Viņa gāja ar savu ģimeni un septiņus gadus dzīvoja filistiešu zemē. 3 Kad septiņi gadi bija apritējuši, sieva atgriezās no filistiešu zemes. Viņa gāja pie ķēniņa lūgt savu namu un tīrumu. 4 Bet ķēniņš teica Gēhazī, Dieva vīra puisim: “Jel stāsti man par visiem varenajiem Elīšas darbiem!” 5 Kamēr viņš tam stāstīja, ka Elīša atdzīvinājis mirušo, redzi, tā sieva, kuras dēlu viņš bija atdzīvinājis, nāca ķēniņam lūgt savu namu un tīrumu. Un Gēhazī sacīja: “Mans kungs, ķēniņ, šī ir tā sieva, un šis ir viņas dēls, kuru Elīša atdzīvināja!” 6 Ķēniņš izjautāja sievu, un viņa tam stāstīja. Tad ķēniņš tai sūtīja līdzi kādu augstmani un sacīja: “Lai viņai atdod visu, kas tai piederējis, un visu tīruma ražu – kopš tās dienas, kad viņa atstāja zemi, līdz šai dienai.”
Ben-Hadada nāve
7 Elīša gāja uz Damasku. Arāmas ķēniņš Ben-Hadads bija slims, un viņam tika teikts: “Šurp ir atnācis Dieva vīrs.” 8 Ķēniņš sacīja Hazaēlam: “Ņem dāvanas un ej pie Dieva vīra, un caur viņu iztaujā Kungu: vai es izveseļošos no šīs slimības?” 9 Hazaēls gāja tam pretī, paņēmis dāvanas – četrdesmit kamieļu kravu visādu Damaskas labumu, gāja, nostājās Elīšas priekšā un sacīja: “Tavs dēls, Arāmas ķēniņš Ben-Hadads, sūta mani tev vaicāt: vai es izveseļošos no šīs slimības?” 10 Elīša viņam sacīja: “Ej un saki: tu izveseļosies! Bet Kungs man ir rādījis, ka viņš tiešām mirs!” 11 Elīša cieši viņā lūkojās, līdz tas samulsa. Un Dieva vīrs raudāja. 12 Hazaēls jautāja: “Kāpēc mans kungs raud?” Un viņš atbildēja: “Tāpēc, ka es zinu – tu darīsi ļaunu Israēla dēliem, nodedzināsi viņu nocietinājumus, jaunekļus nokausi ar zobenu, mazuļus sacirtīsi gabalos un uzšķērdīsi grūtnieces!” 13 Hazaēls sacīja: “Kā tad tavs kalps, šis suns, lai dara tik lielas lietas?” Elīša sacīja: “Kungs man parādīja tevi kā Arāmas ķēniņu.” 14 Viņš aizgāja no Elīšas un iegāja sava kunga namā. Tas jautāja: “Ko Elīša tev sacīja?” Viņš atbildēja: “Tu izveseļosies.” 15 Nākamajā dienā viņš paņēma segu, iemērca ūdenī un apklāja tā seju, un tas nomira. Pēc viņa sāka valdīt Hazaēls.
Jehorāms valda pār Jūdu
(2L 21:1–20)16 Israēla ķēniņa Jorāma, Ahāba dēla, piektajā gadā pēc Jūdas ķēniņa Jehošāfāta Jūdā sāka valdīt Jehorāms, Jehošāfāta dēls. 17 Viņam bija trīsdesmit divi gadi, kad viņš sāka valdīt. Viņš valdīja Jeruzālemē astoņus gadus. 18 Viņš staigāja Israēla ķēniņa ceļu un darīja tāpat kā Ahāba nams, jo Ahāba meita bija viņa sieva, un viņš darīja to, kas netīkams Kungam. 19 Bet Kungs negribēja izpostīt Jūdu sava kalpa Dāvida dēļ, jo bija tam teicis, ka dos spīdekli viņam un viņa dēliem uz mūžu. 20 Viņa laikā Edoms sacēlās pret Jūdu un iecēla sev ķēniņu. 21 Jorāms bija devies uz Caīru ar visiem kararatiem. Viņš cēlās naktī un kāva edomiešus, kas bija ielenkuši viņu un kararatu virsniekus, un ļaudis bēga uz savām teltīm. 22 Edoms ir sacēlies pret Jūdu līdz šai dienai. Tajā laikā sacēlās arī Libna. 23 Pārējie Jorāma darbi un viss, ko viņš darīja, – vai tad par to nav rakstīts Jūdas ķēniņu Laiku grāmatā? 24 Un Jorāms apgūlās pie tēviem, un to apbedīja viņa tēva Dāvida pilsētā. Viņa dēls Ahazjāhu valdīja pēc viņa.
Ahazjāhu valda pār Jūdu
(2L 22:1–6)25 Israēla ķēniņa Jorāma, Ahāba dēla, divpadsmitajā valdīšanas gadā sāka valdīt Ahazjāhu, Jūdas ķēniņa Jehorāma dēls. 26 Ahazjāhu bija divdesmit divus gadus vecs, kad sāka valdīt. Viņš valdīja Jeruzālemē vienu gadu. Viņa mātes vārds bija Atalja, Israēla ķēniņa Omrī meita. 27 Viņš staigāja Ahāba nama ceļu un darīja to, kas netīkams Kungam, tieši tāpat kā Ahāba nams, jo viņš bija Ahāba znots. 28 Kopā ar Jorāmu, Ahāba dēlu, viņš gāja karā pret Arāmas ķēniņu Hazaēlu Rāmot-Gileādā. Aramieši ievainoja Jorāmu. 29 Ķēniņš Jorāms atgriezās Jizreēlā sadziedēt ievainojumus, kurus aramieši viņam cirta Rāmā, cīnoties pret Arāmas ķēniņu Hazaēlu. Israēla ķēniņš Ahazjāhu, Jehorāma dēls, devās uz Jizreēlu apciemot Jorāmu, Ahāba dēlu, jo tas bija slims.
