The <sc>Lordsc> had caused the Syrian camp to hear the sound of chariots and horses and a large army. Then they said to one another, &#8220;Look, the king of Israel has paid the kings of the Hittites and Egypt to attack us!&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">When Athaliah heard the royal guard<n id="1" /> shout, she joined the crowd<n id="2" /> at the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.

<p class="poetry">Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at?p> <p class="poetry">At whom have you shouted,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and looked so arrogantly?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">At the Holy One of Israel!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Now Gehazi went on ahead of them. He placed the staff on the child&#8217;s face, but there was no sound or response. When he came back to Elisha<n id="1" /> he told him, &#8220;The child did not wake up.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Now Elisha was sitting in his house with the community leaders.<n id="1" /> The king<n id="2" /> sent a messenger on ahead, but before he arrived,<n id="3" /> Elisha<n id="4" /> said to the leaders,<n id="5" /> &#8220;Do you realize this assassin intends to cut off my head?&#8221;<n id="6" /> Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and lean against it. His master will certainly be right behind him.&#8221;<n id="7" />