Jehu<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;Come with me and see how zealous I am for the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s cause.&#8221;<n id="2" /> So he<n id="3" /> took him along in his chariot.

The Israelites followed in the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and did not repudiate<n id="1" /> them.

He abandoned the <sc>Lordsc> God of his ancestors and did not follow the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s instructions.<n id="1" />

Nebuzaradan, captain of the royal guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

He sent<n id="1" /> this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: &#8220;The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?&#8221; Jehoshaphat<n id="2" /> replied, &#8220;I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal.&#8221;<n id="3" />

The king of Syria said, &#8220;Go! I will send a letter to the king of Israel.&#8221; So Naaman<n id="1" /> went, taking with him ten talents<n id="2" /> of silver, six thousand shekels of gold,<n id="3" /> and ten suits of clothes.

When the men with a skin disease reached the edge of the camp, they entered a tent and had a meal.<n id="1" /> They also took some silver, gold, and clothes and went and hid it all.<n id="2" /> Then they went back and entered another tent. They looted it<n id="3" /> and went and hid what they had taken.

So the king of Assyria ordered, &#8220;Take back one of the priests whom you<n id="1" /> deported from there. He must settle there and teach them the requirements of the God of the land.&#8221;<n id="2" />

Therefore this is what the <sc>Lordsc> says, &#8220;You will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die!&#8221;&#8217;&#8221; So Elijah went on his way.p>

So the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom<n id="1" /> set out together. They wandered around on the road for seven days and finally ran out of water for the men and animals they had with them.

He said, &#8220;Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers.<n id="1" /> Get as many as you can.<n id="2" />

She went and told the prophet.<n id="1" /> He said, &#8220;Go, sell the olive oil. Repay your creditor, and then you and your sons can live off the rest of the profit.&#8221;p>

He said, &#8220;Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon<n id="1" /> or the Sabbath.&#8221; She said, &#8220;Everything&#8217;s fine.&#8221;<n id="2" />

She saddled the donkey and told her servant, &#8220;Lead on.<n id="1" /> Do not stop unless I say so.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

Elisha sent out a messenger who told him, &#8220;Go and wash seven times in the Jordan; your skin will be restored<n id="1" /> and you will be healed.&#8221;

The rivers of Damascus, the Abana and Pharpar, are better than any of the waters of Israel!<n id="1" /> Could I not wash in them and be healed?&#8221; So he turned around and went away angry.

<p class="bodytext">When he came and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, &#8220;Where have you been, Gehazi?&#8221; He answered, &#8220;Your servant hasn&#8217;t been anywhere.&#8221;

He replied, &#8220;Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down?<n id="1" /> Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master.&#8221;

So he threw a big banquet<n id="1" /> for them and they ate and drank. Then he sent them back<n id="2" /> to their master. After that no Syrian raiding parties again invaded the land of Israel.p>

So they tracked them<n id="1" /> as far as the Jordan. The road was filled with clothes and equipment that the Syrians had discarded in their haste.<n id="2" /> The scouts<n id="3" /> went back and told the king.