One day Elisha went to Shunem. And a well-to-do woman was there, who urged him to stay for a meal. So whenever he came by, he stopped there to eat. She said to her husband, "I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God. Let's make a small room on the roof and put in a bed and a table, a chair and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there whenever he comes to us."One day when Elis...  Read More

The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the LORD. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves"Elisha replied to her, "How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?""Your servant has nothing there at all," she said, "except a small jar of olive oil."Elisha said, "Go aro...  Read More

Now Mesha, the king of Moab raised sheep, and he had to pay the king of Israel a tribute of a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. But after Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. So at that time King Joram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. He also sent this message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah:  "The king of Moab has rebelled again...  Read More

The people of the city said to Elisha, "Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive.""Bring me a new bowl," he said, "and put salt in it." So they brought it to him.Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt in it, saying, "This is what the LORD says: 'I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land...  Read More

As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven.Elisha saw it and cried out, "My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!"And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress.Elisha picked up Elijah's cloak...  Read More

When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.And Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Bethel."But Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you!" So they went down together to Bethel. The group of prophets from Bethel came to Elisha and asked him, "Did yo...  Read More