As he was relatingto the kinghowhe had restoredto lifethe one who was dead,behold,the womanwhosesonhe had restoredto lifeappealedto the kingfor her houseand for her field.And Gehazisaid,"My lord,O king,thisis the womanand thisis her son,whomElisharestoredto life."
Now Ben-hadadkingof Aramgatheredallhis army,and there [were] thirty-twokingswith him, and horsesand chariots.And he wentup and besiegedSamariaand foughtagainst it.
Then he saidto Gehazihis servant,"CallthisShunammite."And when he had calledher, she stoodbeforehim.
Then he returnedand walkedin the houseoncebackand forth,and wentup and stretchedhimself on him; and the ladsneezedseventimesand the ladopenedhis eyes.
Oneof his servantssaid,"No,my lord,O king;but Elisha,the prophetwhois in Israel,tellsthe kingof Israelthe wordsthat you speakin your bedroom."
As the kingof Israelwas passingby on the walla womancriedout to him, saying,"Help,my lord,O king!"
When the kingaskedthe woman,she related[it] to him. So the kingappointedfor her a certainofficer,saying,"Restoreallthat was hers and allthe produceof the fieldfrom the daythat she leftthe landeven untilnow."
Then Zereshhis wifeand allhis friendssaidto him, "Have a gallowsfiftycubitshighmadeand in the morningaskthe kingto have Mordecaihangedon it; then gojoyfullywith the kingto the banquet."And the advicepleasedHaman,so he had the gallowsmade.
I will extolYou, my God,O King,And I will blessYour nameforeverand ever.
The mindof manplanshis way,But the LORDdirectshis steps.
I againsawunderthe sunthat the raceis not to the swiftand the battleis not to the warriors,and neitheris breadto the wisenorwealthto the discerningnorfavorto men of ability;for timeand chanceovertakethem all.
Whatthenshall we sayto these things?IfGod[is] for us, who[is] againstus?
So she departedand wentand gleanedin the fieldafterthe reapers;and she happenedto cometo the portionof the fieldbelonging to Boaz,whowas of the familyof Elimelech.
Then SaulrecognizedDavid'svoiceand said,"Is thisyour voice,my sonDavid?"And Davidsaid,"It is my voice,my lordthe king."
