2 Kings 4:9-10
4:9 She said to her husband, “Look, I’m sure
that the man who regularly passes through here is a very special prophet.
4:10 Let’s make a small private upper room
and furnish it with
a bed, table, chair, and lamp. When he visits us, he can stay there.”
2 Kings 4:22-23
4:22 She called to her husband, “Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so I can go see the prophet quickly and then return.”
4:23 He said, “Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon
or the Sabbath.” She said, “Everything’s fine.”
2 Kings 4:1
Elisha Helps a Widow and Her Sons
4:1 Now a wife of one of the prophets appealed to Elisha for help, saying, “Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the Lord. Now the creditor is coming to take away my two boys to be his servants.”
2 Kings 3:1-7
Moab Fights with Israel
3:1 In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; he ruled for twelve years.
3:2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not to the same degree as his father and mother. He did remove the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.
3:3 Yet he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin; he did not turn from them.
3:4 Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He would send as tribute to the king of Israel 100,000 male lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.
3:5 When Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
3:6 At that time King Jehoram left Samaria and assembled all Israel for war.
3:7 He sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?” Jehoshaphat replied, “I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal.”