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the great actes, that Elisha hath done. 5 And as the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and hee did
he told the King, howe he had restored one dead euill in the sight of the Lord. 19 Yet the Lord
to life, behold, the woman, whose sonne he had would not destroy Iudah, for Dauid his seruants
raised to life, called vpon the King for her house sake, as he had promised him to giue him a light,
and for her land. Then Gehazi sayd, My lorde, O and to his children for euer. 20 In those dayes
King, this is the woman, and this is her sonne, Edom rebelled from vnder the hand of Iudah, and
whom Elisha restored to life. 6 And when the made a King ouer themselues. 21 Therefore Ioram
King asked the woman, shee told him: so the King went to Zair, and all his charets with him, and
appoynted her an Eunuch, saying, Restore thou he arose by night, and smote the Edomites which
all that are hers, and all the fruites of her landes were about him with the captains of the charets,
since the day shee left the land, euen vntill this and the people fled into their tents. 22 So Edom
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time. Then Elisha came to Damascus, and Ben- rebelled from vnder the hand of Iudah vnto this
hadad the King of Aram was sicke, and one told day. then Libnah rebelled at that same time.
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him, saying, The man of God is come hither. And 23 Concerning the rest of the actes of Ioram and
the king sayd vnto Hazael, Take a present in thine all that hee did, are they not written in the booke
hande, and goe meete the man of God, that thou of the Chronicles of the Kings of Iudah? 24 And
mayest inquire of ye Lord by him, saying, Shall I Ioram slept with his fathers, and was buried with
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recouer of this disease? So Hazael went to meete his fathers in the citie of Dauid. And Ahaziah
him, and tooke the present in his hand, and of his sonne reigned in his stead. 25 In the twelft
euery good thing of Damascus, euen the burden yere of Ioram the sonne of Ahab King of Israel
of fourtie camels, and came and stood before him, did Ahaziah the sonne of Iehoram King of Iudah
and sayde, Thy sonne Ben-hadad King of Aram begin to reigne. 26 Two and twentie yeere olde
hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recouer of was Ahaziah when he began to reigne, and he
this disease? 10 And Elisha sayd to him, Goe, and reigned one yere in Ierusalem, and his mothers
say vnto him, Thou shalt recouer: howbeit the name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri King of
Lord hath shewed me, that he shall surely dye. Israel. 27 And he walked in the way of the house
11 And hee looked vpon him stedfastly, till Hazael of Ahab, and did euill in the sight of the Lord,
was ashamed, and the man of God wept. 12 And like the house of Ahab: for hee was the sonne in
Hazael sayde, Why weepeth my lord? And he law of the house of Ahab. 28 And he went with
answered, Because I knowe the euill that thou Ioram the sonne of Ahab to warre against Hazael
shalt do vnto the children of Israel: for their King of Aram in Ramoth Gilead, and the Aramites
strong cities shalt thou set on fire, and their yong smote Ioram. 29 And King Ioram returned to bee
men shalt thou slay with the sworde, and shalt healed in Izreel of the wounds which ye Aramites
dash their infantes against the stones, and rent had giuen him at Ramah, whe he fought against
in pieces their women with child. 13 Then Hazael Hazael King of Aram. And Ahaziah the sonne of
said, What? is thy seruant a dog, that I should Iehoram King of Iudah went downe to see Ioram
doe this great thing? And Elisha answered, The the sonne of Ahab in Izreel, because he was sicke.
Lord hath shewed mee, that thou shalt be King of
Aram. 14 So he departed from Elisha, and came 9
to his master, who said to him, What saide Elisha
to thee? And he answered, Hee tolde mee that 1 Then Elisha the Prophet called one of ye
thou shouldest recouer. 15 And on the morow children of the Prophets, and sayde vnto him,
he tooke a thick cloth and dipt in it water, and Gird thy loynes and take this boxe of oyle in
spread it on his face, and hee dyed: and Hazael thine hand and get thee to Ramoth Gilead. And
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reigned in his stead. 16 Now in the fift yere of when thou commest thither, looke where is Iehu
Ioram ye sonne of Ahab King of Israel, and of ye sonne of Iehoshaphat, the sonne of Nimshi,
Iehoshaphat King of Iudah, Iehoram the sonne and go, and make him arise vp from among his
of Iehoshaphat King of Iudah began to reigne. brethren, and leade him to a secret chamber.
17 He was two and thirtie yere olde, when he 3 Then take the boxe of oyle and powre it on
began to reigne: and hee reigned eight yeere in his head, and say, Thus sayth the Lord, I haue
Ierusalem. 18 And hee walked in the wayes of anointed thee for King ouer Israel. then open
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the Kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the doore, and flee without any tarying. So the
seruat of ye Prophet gate him to Ramoth Gilead.