1 Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, and go, you and your household, and stay for a while wherever you can; for Yahweh has called for a famine. It will also come on the land for seven years."

2 The woman arose, and did according to the man of God’s word. She went with her household, and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years. 3 At the end of seven years, the woman returned from the land of the Philistines. Then she went out to beg the king for her house and for her land. 4 Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, "Please tell me all the great things that Elisha has done." 5 As he was telling the king how he had restored to life him who was dead, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life begged the king for her house and for her land. Gehazi said, "My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life."

6 When the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed to her a certain officer, saying, "Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now."

7 Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. He was told, "The man of God has come here."

8 The king said to Hazael, "Take a present in your hand, and go meet the man of God, and inquire of Yahweh by him, saying, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’"

9 So Hazael went to meet him and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him and said, "Your son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’"

10 Elisha said to him, "Go, tell him, ‘You will surely recover;’ however Yahweh has shown me that he will surely die." 11 He settled his gaze steadfastly on him, until he was ashamed. Then the man of God wept.

12 Hazael said, "Why do you weep, my lord?"

He answered, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel. You will set their strongholds on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword, and will dash their little ones in pieces, and rip up their pregnant women."

13 Hazael said, "But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he could do this great thing?"

Elisha answered, "Yahweh has shown me that you will be king over Syria."

14 Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master, who said to him, "What did Elisha say to you?"

He answered, "He told me that you would surely recover."

15 On the next day, he took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it on the king’s face, so that he died. Then Hazael reigned in his place.

16 In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah then, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. 17 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign. He reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. 19 However, Yahweh would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.

20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 21 Then Joram crossed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him; and he rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him with the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents. 22 So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. 23 The rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 24 Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.

25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. 26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel. 27 He walked in the way of Ahab’s house and did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Ahab’s house, for he was the son-in-law of Ahab’s house.

28 He went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram. 29 King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel from the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

1 以利沙告诉那妇人（她的儿子曾被以利沙救活）， 说： "你和你全家要动身， 离开这里， 住在你可以寄居的地方， 因为耶和华宣布了将有饥荒， 这饥荒要临到这地七年。"

2 那妇人就动身， 按照神人所说的去作。她和她的全家离去， 住在非利士地七年。

3 七年结束的时候， 那妇人从非利士地回来， 就去为自己的房屋、田产哀求王。

4 那时王正在和神人的仆人基哈西交谈， 说： "请你向我讲述以利沙所作的一切大事。"

5 他正向王讲述以利沙叫死人复活的事的时候； 看哪， 以利沙曾救活她的儿子的那妇人来为她的房屋、田产哀求王。基哈西说： "我主我王， 这就是那妇人了， 她的这个儿子就是以利沙救活的了。"

6 王问那妇人， 她就告诉他一切事。于是王指派一个太监给他， 说： "把所有属于她的， 以及从她离开此地直到现在， 她田地的一切出产都归还她。"

7 以利沙来到大马士革。亚兰王便．哈达患了病。有人告诉他说： "神人来到这里了。"

8 王对哈薛说： "你带着礼物， 去见神人， 托他求问耶和华说： ‘我这病能痊愈吗？’"

9 于是哈薛去见以利沙。他带着礼物， 就是大马士革各样的美物， 由四十匹骆驼驮着， 去站在他的面前， 说： "你的儿子亚兰王便．哈达派我到你这里来， 问你说： ‘我这病能痊愈吗？’"

10 以利沙对他说： "你去告诉他说： ‘你一定会痊愈的’， 但耶和华指示我， 他一定要死。"

11 以利沙定睛看着他， 直到他感到局促不安； 然后， 神人哭了起来。

12 哈薛说： "我主为什么哭起来了？"他回答： "因为我已知道你要对以色列人施行的恶事。他们的城堡， 你要放火焚烧； 他们的年轻人， 你要用刀杀死； 他们的婴孩， 你要摔死； 他们的孕妇， 你要剖开。"

13 哈薛说： "你仆人算什么？不过是一条狗罢了； 怎可以作这样的大事呢？"以利沙说： "耶和华已指示我， 你要作王统治亚兰。"

14 于是他离开以利沙， 回到他主人那里。便．哈达对他说： "以利沙对你说了些什么呢？"他说： "他对我说： ‘你一定痊愈的。’"

15 第二天， 哈薛拿被窝浸在水里， 然后蒙住便．哈达的面， 他就死了； 于是哈薛接续他作王。

16 以色列王亚哈的儿子约兰第五年， 犹大王约沙法还在的时候， 犹大王约沙法的儿子约兰登基作了王。

17 他登基时是三十二岁； 在耶路撒冷作王八年。

18 他照着以色列诸王的道路而行， 好像亚哈家所行的； 因为他娶了亚哈的女儿为妻， 并且行耶和华看为恶的事。

19 但耶和华因他仆人大卫的缘故不愿毁灭犹大， 却要照他应许大卫的， 赐给他和他的后裔永远有香灯延续。

20 约兰王在位的日子， 以东人反叛， 脱离犹大人的手， 自己立王统治本国。

21 于是约兰过到撒益去， 并且带着他所有的战车。他夜间起来攻击包围他和他的战车军长的以东人， 他的军民却逃回自己的帐棚去了。

22 于是以东人背叛， 脱离犹大人的手， 直到今日； 那时立拿人也同时背叛。

23 约兰其余的事迹和他所行的一切， 不是都写在犹大列王的年代志上吗？

24 约兰和他的祖先同睡； 人把他埋葬在大卫城和他的祖先一起； 他的儿子亚哈谢接续他作王。

25 以色列王亚哈的儿子约兰在位第十二年， 犹大王约兰的儿子亚哈谢作犹大王。

26 他登基时是二十二岁， 在耶路撒冷作王一年。他母亲名叫亚他利雅， 是以色列王暗利的孙女。

27 他照着亚哈家的道路而行， 行耶和华看为恶的事， 好像亚哈家一样， 因为他是亚哈家的女婿。

28 亚哈谢与亚哈的儿子约兰往基列的拉末， 同亚兰王哈薛交战； 亚兰人击伤了约兰。

29 约兰于是回去， 到耶斯列治伤， 就是当他攻打亚兰王哈薛时， 亚兰人在拉末击伤他的。犹大王约兰的儿子亚哈谢因为亚哈的儿子约兰病了， 所以下到耶斯列去探望他。