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

Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to them, "Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury."But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, "Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are go...  Read More

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,  "I will enter the battle in disguise, but you wear your royal robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle. Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, "Do not fight with anyone , small or great, except the king of Israel." When the ...  Read More