Ahab Condemned

³⁵ Now a certain man of ^(A)the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor ^(B)by the word of the Lord, “Strike me, please.” And the man refused to strike him.

⁵ Now the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?”

So he answered, “Yes, I know; keep silent!”

⁷ And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood facing them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

¹⁵ Now when the sons of the prophets who were ^(A)from^[a] Jericho saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.

Elisha and the Widow’s Oil^(A)

4 A certain woman of the wives of ^(B)the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming ^(C)to take my two sons to be his slaves.”

Elisha Purifies the Pot of Stew

³⁸ And Elisha returned to ^(A)Gilgal, and there was a ^(B)famine in the land. Now the sons of the prophets were ^(C)sitting before him; and he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”

Jehu Anointed King of Israel

9 And Elisha the prophet called one of ^(A)the sons of the prophets, and said to him, ^(B)“Get^[a] yourself ready, take this flask of oil in your hand, ^(C)and go to Ramoth Gilead.