2 राजा 2
1 जब यहोवा एलिय्याह को बवंडर के द्वारा स्वर्ग में उठा लेने को था, तब एलिय्याह और एलीशा दोनों संग संग गिलगाल से चले।
2 एलिय्याह ने एलीशा से कहा, यहोवा मुझे बेतेल तक भेजता है इसलिये तू यहीं ठहरा रह। एलीशा ने कहा, यहोवा के और तेरे जीवन की शपथ मैं तुझे नहीं छोड़ने का; इसलिये वे बेतेल को चले गए।
3 और बेतेलवासी भविष्यद्वक्ताओं के चेले एलीशा के पास आकर कहने लगे, क्या तुझे मालूम है कि आज यहोवा तेरे स्वामी को तेरे ऊपर से उठा लेने पर है? उसने कहा, हां, मुझे भी यह मालूम है, तुम चुप रहो।
4 और एलिय्याह ने उस से कहा, हे एलीशा, यहोवा मुझे यरीहो को भेजता है; इसलिये तू यहीं ठहरा रह: उसने कहा, यहोवा के और तेरे जीवन की शपथ मैं तुझे नहीं छोड़ने का; सो वे यरीहो को आए।
5 और यरीहोवासी भविष्यद्वक्ताओं के चेले एलीशा के पास आकर कहने लगे, क्या तुझे मालूम है कि आज यहोवा तेरे स्वामी को तेरे ऊपर से उठा लेने पर है? उसने उत्तर दिया, हां मुझे भी मालूम है, तुम चुप रहो।
6 फिर एलिय्याह ने उस से कहा, यहोवा मुझे यरदन तक भेजता है, सो तू यहीं ठहरा रह; उसने कहा, यहोवा के और तेरे जीवन की शपथ मैं तुझे नहीं छोड़ने का; सो वे दोनों आगे चले।
7 और भविष्यद्वक्ताओं के चेलों में से पचास जन जा कर उनके साम्हने दूर खड़े हुए, और वे दोनों यरदन के तीर खड़े हुए।
8 तब एलिय्याह ने अपनी चद्दर पकड़ कर ऐंठ ली, और जल पर मारा, तब वह इधर उधर दो भाग हो गया; और वे दोनों स्थल ही स्थल पार उतर गए।
9 उनके पार पहुंचने पर एलिय्याह ने एलीशा से कहा, उस से पहिले कि मैं तेरे पास से उठा लिये जाऊं जो कुछ तू चाहे कि मैं तेरे लिये करूं वह मांग; एलीशा ने कहा, तुझ में जो आत्मा है, उसका दूना भाग मुझे मिल जाए।
10 एलिय्याह ने कहा, तू ने कठिन बात मांगी है, तौभी यदि तू मुझे उठा लिये जाने के बाद देखने पाए तो तेरे लिये ऐसा ही होगा; नहीं तो न होगा।
11 वे चलते चलते बातें कर रहे थे, कि अचानक एक अग्नि मय रथ और अग्निमय घोड़ों ने उन को अलग अलग किया, और एलिय्याह बवंडर में हो कर स्वर्ग पर चढ़ गया।
12 और उसे एलीशा देखता और पुकारता रहा, हाय मेरे पिता! हाय मेरे पिता! हाय इस्राएल के रथ और सवारो! जब वह उसको फिर देख न पड़ा, तब उसने अपने वस्त्र पाड़े और फाड़कर दो भाग कर दिए।
13 फिर उसने एलिय्याह की चद्दर उठाई जो उस पर से गिरी थी, और वह लौट गया, और यरदन के तीर पर खड़ा हुआ।
14 और उसने एलिय्याह की वह चद्दर जो उस पर से गिरी थी, पकड़ कर जल पर मारी और कहा, एलिय्याह का परमेश्वर यहोवा कहां है? जब उसने जल पर मारा, तब वह इधर उधर दो भाग हो गया और एलीशा पार हो गया।
15 उसे देखकर भविष्यद्वक्ताओं के चेले जो यरीहो में उसके साम्हने थे, कहने लगे, एलिय्याह में जो आत्मा थी, वही एलीशा पर ठहर गई है; सो वे उस से मिलने को आए और उसके साम्हने भूमि तक झुक कर दण्डवत की।
16 तब उन्होंने उस से कहा, सुन, तेरे दासों के पास पचास बलवान पुरुष हैं, वे जा कर तेरे स्वामी को ढूढें, सम्भव है कि क्या जाने यहोवा के आत्मा ने उसको उठा कर किसी पहाड़ पर वा किसी तराई में डाल दिया हो; उसने कहा, मत भेजो।
17 जब उन्होंने उसको यहां तक दबाया कि वह लज्जित हो गया, तब उसने कहा, भेज दो; सो उन्होंने पचास पुरुष भेज दिए, और वे उसे तीन दिन तक ढूंढ़ते रहे परन्तु न पाया।
18 उस समय तक वह यरीहो में ठहरा रहा, सो जब वे उसके पास लौट आए, तब उसने उन से कहा, क्या मैं ने तुम से न कहा था, कि मत जाओ?
19 उस नगर के निवासियों ने एलीशा से कहा, देख, यह नगर मनभावने स्थान पर बसा है, जैसा मेरा प्रभु देखता है परन्तु पानी बुरा है; और भूमि गर्भ गिरानेवाली है।
20 उसने कहा, एक नये प्याले में नमक डालकर मेरे पास ले आओ; वे उसे उसके पास ले आए।
21 तब वह जल के सोते के पास निकल गया, और उस में नमक डालकर कहा, यहोवा यों कहता है, कि मैं यह पानी ठीक कर देता हूँ, जिस से वह फिर कभी मृत्यु वा गर्भ गिरने का कारण न होगा।
22 एलीशा के इस वचन के अनुसार पानी ठीक हो गया, और आज तक ऐसा ही है।
23 वहां से वह बेतेल को चला, और मार्ग की चढ़ाई में चल रहा था कि नगर से छोटे लड़के निकलकर उसका ठट्ठा कर के कहने लगे, हे चन्दुए चढ़ जा, हे चन्दुए चढ़ जा।
24 तब उसने पीछे की ओर फिर कर उन पर दृष्टि की और यहोवा के नाम से उन को शाप दिया, तब जंगल में से दो रीछिनियों ने निकल कर उन में से बयालीस लड़के फाड़ डाले।
25 वहां से वह कर्म्मेल को गया, और फिर वहां से शोमरोन को लौट गया।
1 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.
3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
23 And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
4 That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.
8 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the Lord.
16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
18 And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
19 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
23 Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
24 Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might fulfil the word of the Lord, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.
31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
32 And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord.
34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.