When he turned around and saw them, he called God&#8217;s judgment down on them.<n id="1" /> Two female bears came out of the woods and ripped forty-two of the boys to pieces.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem.<n id="1" /> His mother<n id="2" /> was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz, from Jotbah.

He went in by himself and closed the door.<n id="1" /> Then he prayed to the <sc>Lordsc>.

Naaman said, &#8220;Please accept two talents of silver.<n id="1" /> He insisted, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, along with two suits of clothes. He gave them to two of his servants and they carried them for Gehazi.<n id="2" />

The fifty members of the prophetic guild went and stood opposite them at a distance, while Elijah and Elisha<n id="1" /> stood by the Jordan.

So they picked two horsemen and the king sent them out to track the Syrian army.<n id="1" /> He ordered them, &#8220;Go and find out what&#8217;s going on.&#8221;<n id="2" />

He was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.<n id="1" />

In the two courtyards of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple he built altars for all the stars in the sky.

He answered, &#8220;Everything is fine.<n id="1" /> My master sent me with this message, &#8216;Look, two servants of the prophets just arrived from the Ephraimite hill country.<n id="2" /> Please give them a talent<n id="3" /> of silver and two suits of clothes.&#8217;&#8221;

Indeed,<n id="1" /> fire came down from the sky and consumed the two captains who came before me, along with their men.<n id="2" /> So now, please have respect for my life.&#8221;

Elijah took his cloak, folded it up, and hit the water with it. The water divided, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.p>

<p class="bodytext">As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot<n id="1" /> pulled by fiery horses appeared.<n id="2" /> They went between Elijah and Elisha,<n id="3" /> and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm.

While Elisha was watching, he was crying out, &#8220;My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!&#8221;<n id="1" /> Then he could no longer see him. He grabbed his clothes and tore them in two.

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat&#8217;s reign over Judah, Ahab&#8217;s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria;<n id="1" /> he ruled for twelve years.

So the king of Israel sent a message to the place the prophet had pointed out, warning it<n id="1" /> to be on its guard. This happened on several occasions.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the twelfth year of the reign of Israel&#8217;s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoram&#8217;s son Ahaziah became king over Judah.

Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem.<n id="1" /> His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter<n id="2" /> of King Omri of Israel.

He looked up at the window and said, &#8220;Who is on my side? Who?&#8221; Two or three<n id="1" /> eunuchs looked down at him.

<p class="bodytext">They were absolutely terrified<n id="1" /> and said, &#8220;Look, two kings could not stop him!<n id="2" /> How can we?&#8221;<n id="3" />

The messenger came and told Jehu,<n id="1" /> &#8220;They have brought the heads of the king&#8217;s sons.&#8221; Jehu<n id="2" /> said, &#8220;Stack them in two piles at the entrance of the city gate until morning.&#8221;