"*** ELISHA06 ***" 
"Elisha goes to Syria to appoint Hazael king Elisha went to Damascus to appoint Hazael king of Syria , as the Lord had commanded Elijah . Ben-Hadad the king of Syria was ill at the time . King Ben-Hadad sends Hazael to Elisha"
"to enquire if he will recover from his illness When Ben-Hadad was told , Elisha is in theland, he said to Hazael who was one of his officials , Go to meet this man of God . Take a gift with you and enquire of Jehovah throughhim to see if I will recover from my illness . So Hazael went to meet Elisha and took as a gift 40 camel loads of the finest products ofDamascus . He said to Elisha , Ben-Hadad king of Syria has sent me to ask if he will recover from hisillness . Elisha reveals that the king Ben-Hadad will be murdered and Hazael become king Elisha answered , Say to him , You would"
"certainly recover. Then he said , However Jehovah has revealed to me that he shallcertainly die. Elisha looked upon Hazael with a fixed gaze until Hazael was embarrassed then Elisha wept . Hazael asked , Why is my lord weeping? Elisha answered , I see in vision the harm you will do to Israel . You will burn their towns, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground and rip open their pregnant women. Hazael replied , What is your servant but a mere dog , that he should do such great things . Elisha said , Jehovah has shown me that you will become king of Syria."
"Hazael suffocates Ben-Hadad and becomes king of Syria Hazael left Elisha and returned to the king . Ben-Hadad asked him , What did Elisha say? Hazael replied , He said , You would certainly recover . But the next day Hazael took the bed cover , dipped it in water and held it over the king s face until he suffocated and died . Then Hazael became king in his place . Elisha sends a young prophet to anoint Jehu the army commander king of Israel When Elisha returned to Israel he called a young prophet from the school and said to him , Take this flask of oil and go to Ramoth in Gilead , to Jehu the"
"army commander . 14Take him into an inner room away from his men and pour this oil on his head and declare , Jehovah says, I anoint you king over Israel. Then depart quickly . When the young prophet arrived in Ramoth he found the army officers sitting together . He said to Jehu , I have a message for you commander . Jehu arose and went with the prophet into an inner room . There the young prophet poured the oil on Jehu s head and declared , Jehovah the God of Israel says , I anoint you king over Israel. 17You are to destroy the whole house of Ahab to avenge the blood of my prophets and"
"servants shed by Jezebel. 18As for Jezebel, dogs will devour her in Jezreel and no one shall bury her. Then the young prophet departed . Jehu reveals his anointing to his officers When Jehu returned to his officers one of them asked , What did that madman want? Jehu replied , You know his type and the way they talk . But they said , That will not do . Tell us what he said . Jehu said , He anointed me king over Israel . The officers rejoice and sound a trumpet At once the officers took their cloaks and spread them under Jehu on the bare steps . Then they sounded a trumpet and shouted , Jehu is"
"king Jehu departs for Jezreel to kill Joram the king Jehu said , Allow no one to leave here to tell the news in Jezreel . Then he prepared chariots , and taking men with him he crossed the Jordan and drove furiously to Jezreel . The lookout at Jezreel sees Jehu coming The lookout on the tower at Jezreel saw Jehu and his men approaching and cried out to Joram the king , I see chariots coming . King Joram sends out horsemen who do not return Joram ordered , Send a horseman to ask if they bring news of peace . So a horseman rode out to meet Jehu and said to him The king asks , Is it peace? Jehu"
"replied , What does he have to do with peace? Fall in behind me . The lookout reported to Joram , The horse- man has reached them but he is not coming back. So the king sent out a second horseman and the same thing happened . The lookout reported to Joram , He also has reached them and is not returning either . The driving is like that of Jehu . He drives like a madman . Ahaziah, king of Judah had come to visit Joram Now Joram the king was recovering from wounds he had received in battle , and Ahaziah king of Judah had come to Jezreel to visit him . The two kings Joram and Ahaziah go out in"
"their chariots to meet Jehu Joram ordered , Hitch up my chariot When it was hitched up , both he and Ahaziah the king of Judah rode out to meet Jehu , each in his own chariot . The two kings met Jehu and his men near the plot of ground that had belonged to Naboth , whom Jezebel had ordered stoned to death . King Joram asked , Have you brought news of peace Jehu? Jehu answered , How can there be peace while the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound? Jehu kills Joram with an arrow At these words Joram reined his chariot about and began to flee crying out to Ahaziah , Treachery"
"Ahaziah 38But Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram in the back between his shoulders . The arrow pierced his heart and the king slumped down inhis chariot and died . Joram had ruled Israel eleven years . Jorams body thrown on Naboths field Jehu said to his chariot officer , Do you not recall how when we were with Ahab his father the Lord made this prophecy about him through Elijah : Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and his sons. I will surely make you pay for it on this plot of ground. Throw Ahab s son on the field that belonged to Naboth , in accordance with the word of the Lord . King"
"Ahaziah of Judah also killed Now Ahaziah king of Judah had fled also , but Jehu chased after him shouting , Kill him too 43They severely wounded Ahaziah in his chariot , however he escaped to nearby Megiddo but he died there . 44His servants took him back to Jerusalem and buried him in theCity of David . He had reigned one year in Judah." 
"*** ELISHA07 ***" 
"Jezebel thrown from a window and trampled to death Jehu next entered the city of Jezreel . When Jezebel heard what had happened sheshadowed her eyes , adorned her hair and sat in an upper window of the palace . As Jehu drove by she shouted"
"down to him , Is it peace , murderer of your master? Jehu looked up and called out , Who is on my side? Two eunuchs looked down at him . Jehu ordered , Throw her down So the eunuchs picked up Jezebel and threw her down , and her blood spattered the wall as the chariot horses trampled her to death . Jezebels body eaten by dogs Jehu then went into the palace and ate and drank . Afterward he said , Go and bury that accursed woman , she is after all a king s daughter . But when they went out to bury Jezebel they found nothing except her skull , hands and feet , for the dogs had devoured her ."
"Jehu writes to the elders of Samaria asking them to choose a descendant of Ahab as king and fight There were seventy sons of the house of Ahab living in the royal city of Samaria , so Jehu wrote letters to the elders of that city saying , Choose the most fitting of Ahab s sons and set him on his father s throne , then fight for your master s house . The elders are terrified of Jehu 9But the elders greatly feared Jehu and said, If two kings could not resist him, how can we? So they wrote back saying, We are your servants. We will not appoint anyone else as king. Do what you think is best. Jehu"
"asks the elders to behead the descendants of Ahab Jehu wrote them a second letter saying, If you will obey me, bring the heads of Ahabs sons to me in Jezreel by this time tomorrow. The heads of Ahabs 70 sons are sent to Jezreel and placed overnight by the gate When the letter arrived the elders took Ahabs sons and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu in Jezreel. Jehu said, Put them in two piles at the city gate until tomorrow morning. Jehu addresses the people of Jezreel The next morning Jehu went out to the gate and stood before the people"
"of Jezreel and said, It was I who conspired against my master and killed him, but who killed all these? 14Know then, that not a word the Lord has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail. Jehu kills all Ahabs family, officials, friends and priests in Jezreel Then Jehu put to death all in Jezreel who remained of the family of Ahab. He also put to death all those who had been his officials, his close friends and his priests.F * Relatives of Ahab from Judah also put to death Jehu then set out for the city of Samaria. On the way he met a group of forty-two men travelling from Judah and said to"
"them, Who are you? They replied, We are relatives of Ahaziah the king and have come to greet Joram king of Israel and the queen mother Jezebel. Jehu ordered, Take them alive. So they took them alive and then slaughtered them by a well. F* 19When Jehu arrived in Samaria, he put to death all who were left there of Ahabs family. Jehu deceives the ministers of Baal Then Jehu called all the people of Samaria together and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much. Now summon all the prophets and priests of Baal to his temple. See that none of them are missing. I am"
"about to hold a great sacrifice to Baal. Any who fail to come will die. 22(But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the ministers of Baal.) he temple of Baal packed full Jehu also sent the same word throughout Israel, and all the ministers of Baal came, not one stayed away. They crowded into the temple of Baal until it was full from one end to the other. Eighty guards wait outside Now Jehu had posted eighty guards outside the temple with this warning, If any of you let one of these men escape, it will be your life for his. Then Jehu entered the temple and said to the keeper of the"
"wardrobe, Bring out robes for all the priests of Baal. 26He also said, Search to see that no worshippers of Jehovah are in here with you. All the ministers of Baal put to death When the sacrifice had been offered, Jehu went out and ordered the guards, Go in now Kill them all Let not one escape So all who were in the temple were put to the sword, and they dragged their bodies outside. The Baal idol burned and the temple turned into a latrine They entered the inner shrine of the temple and brought out the idol and burned it. 30Then they tore down the temple of Baal and turned it into a"
"latrine. So Jehu destroyed Baal worship in Israel, but he did not turn away from the sin of Jeroboam, the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan. The Lord rewards Jehu The Lord said to Jehu, Because you have done well in carrying out all that I had in mind to do to the house of Ahab your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation." 
"*** ELISHA08 ***" 
"The land of Gilead lost to Syria In those days the Lord reduced the size of Israel. Hazael king of Syria overpowered the Israelites east of the Jordan in the land of Gilead. Jehu dies and his son Jehoahaz becomes"
"king Then Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria . He had reigned over Israel twenty-eight years . 3The rest of the acts of Jehu are written in the book The Annals of theKings of Israel . Jehoahaz his son became king . He also did wrong in the eyes of the Lord by continuing thecalf worship of Jeroboam . Israel under the power of Syria So the Lord s anger burned against Israel , and for a long time he kept them under thepower of Hazael , king of Syria . Israel delivered from Syria But Jehoahaz pleaded with the Lord and the Lord listened to him , for Syria was severely"
"oppressing Israel . So the Lord provided a deliverer for Israeland they escaped from the power of Syria . The Israelites dwelt again in their own homes . Israels army almost totally destroyed by war However the army of Jehoahaz had been destroyed by Syria . All that was left were 50 horsemen , 10 chariots and 10 ,000 foot soldiers . Calf worship still practised However the people still did not turn away from the calf worship , and an Asherah poleremained standing in Samaria . Jehoahaz dies and his son Jehoash becomes king Then Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria . He"
"had reigned over Israel seventeen years . Jehoash his son became king . He also continued the calf worship . King Jehoash visits dying Elisha Now at this time Elisha the prophet was suffering from the illness from which he was to die. BC and again in 804BC. inscriptions. worship involved sexual acts. 13Jehoash the king went to see him and wept over him crying , My father . My father . Elisha prophesies th ree defeats of Syria using a bow and arrows Elisha said to the king , Bring a bow and some arrows , and Jehoash did so . Then Elisha commanded him , Take the bow in your hands . As the king"
"did so Elisha put his hands on the king s hands and said , Open the east window . 16The king opened it . Elisha ordered Shoot and Jehoash shot . Elisha prophesied , Jehovahs arrow of victory over Syria You will defeat the Syrians at Aphek. Then Elisha said , Strike the floor with the arrows . The king struck the floor three times . Elisha was angry with him and said , You should have struck the floor five or six times, then you would have completely destroyed Syria. Now you will only defeatSyria three times. Elisha dies After this Elisha died and was buried in a tomb . Elishas bones bring a"
"man back to life Once , when some Israelites were burying a man, they saw a band of raiders from Moab coming , so they quickly threw the man s body into Elisha s tomb . 22When the man s body touched Elisha s bones , the man came back to life and stood on his feet . Jehoash defeats Syria three times as prophesied Hazael the king of Syria died and his son Ben-Hadad became king . Jehoash recaptured from Ben-Hadad the towns that had been taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz . Three times Jehoash defeated Ben-Hadad , as predicted by the prophet Elisha ."