He said to Gehazi,“ Tell her,‘ You have gone to a lot of trouble for us. Now what can we do for you? Can we speak to the king for you? Or can we speak to the commander of the army for you?’ ” She replied,“ I live among my own people. I have everything I need here.”

以利沙吩咐仆人说：“你对她说：你既为我们费了许多心思，可以为你做什么呢？你向王或元帅有所求的没有？”她回答说：“我在我本乡安居无事。”

以利沙吩咐仆人说：“你对她说：‘看哪，你为我们费了许多心思，我可以为你做什么呢？我可以为你向王或元帅求什么呢？’”她说：“我已住在自己百姓之中。”

以利沙吩咐仆人说：“你对她说：‘看哪，你为我们费了许多心思，我可以为你做什么呢？我可以为你向王或元帅求什么呢？’”她说：“我已住在自己百姓之中。”

以利沙吩咐基哈西说：“你对她说，‘你为我们费了不少心，我们该为你做些什么呢？要不要我们在王或元帅面前为你说些好话呢？’”她答道：“我在本族中安居无事。”

他对他的仆人说：“你对她说：‘看哪！你为我们费了这么多心思。我可以为你作些什么呢？你有事要我替你向王或军长说的吗？’”她说：“我住在自己的人民中间。”

以利沙吩咐僕人說：「你對她說：你既為我們費了許多心思，可以為你做甚麼呢？你向王或元帥有所求的沒有？」她回答說：「我在我本鄉安居無事。」

以利沙吩咐僕人說：「你對她說：『看哪，你為我們費了許多心思，我可以為你做甚麼呢？我可以為你向王或元帥求甚麼呢？』」她說：「我已住在自己百姓之中。」

以利沙吩咐僕人說：「你對她說：『看哪，你為我們費了許多心思，我可以為你做甚麼呢？我可以為你向王或元帥求甚麼呢？』」她說：「我已住在自己百姓之中。」

以利沙吩咐基哈西說：「你對她說，『你為我們費了不少心，我們該為你做些什麼呢？要不要我們在王或元帥面前為你說些好話呢？』」她答道：「我在本族中安居無事。」

他對他的僕人說：“你對她說：‘看哪！你為我們費了這麼多心思。我可以為你作些甚麼呢？你有事要我替你向王或軍長說的嗎？’”她說：“我住在自己的人民中間。”

以利沙對僕人說：『你對婦人說：「看哪，你既對我們費了這一切心思，我可以為你作甚麼事？有沒有甚麼事可以為你向王或軍長稟告的呢？」她回答說：『我在我本族之民中居住、倒是平安無事。』

以利沙謂其僕曰、告之云、爾既為我思慮周密、我當為爾何為、爾於王、或軍長、有所求乎、婦曰、我居於我民中、安甚、

以利沙告從者曰、爾當告婦曰、爾既為我慮之周密、我當為爾何為、或請於王、或請於軍長。婦曰、我居於民間、無不自得。

以利沙命僕曰、爾告之云、爾既為我思慮周密若此、我當為爾何為、爾於王或軍長有何所求乎、婦曰、我在我民中安居焉、

Elisha said to him,“ Tell her,‘ You have gone to all this trouble for us. Now what can be done for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” She replied,“ I have a home among my own people.”

And he said to him,“ Say now to her,‘ See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? Would you have a word spoken on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?’” She answered,“ I dwell among my own people.”

Elisha said to Gehazi,“ Tell her,‘ We appreciate the kind concern you have shown us. What can we do for you? Can we put in a good word for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’”“ No,” she replied,“ my family takes good care of me.”

Then he said to Gehazi,“ Say to her,‘ Look, you’ve gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?’” She answered,“ I am living among my own people.”

And he said to him,“ Say now to her,‘ Behold, you have taken trouble for us with all this care; what can I do for you? Would you like me to speak for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’ ” But she answered,“ I live among my own people.”

And he said to him,“ Say now to her,‘ Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?’” She answered,“ I dwell among my own people.”

And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

Then he said to Gehazi,“ Say to her,‘ Look, you’ve gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?’” She answered,“ I am living among my own people.”

And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what[ is] to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

Elisha said to Gehazi,“ Tell her,‘ Look, you have treated us with such great respect. What can I do for you? Can I put in a good word for you with the king or the commander of the army?’” She replied,“ I’m quite secure.”

He said to him,“ Say now to her,‘ Behold, you have cared for us with all this care. What is to be done for you? Would you like to be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the army?’” She answered,“ I dwell among my own people.”

“ Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me. And anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.Suppose someone welcomes a prophet as a prophet. They will receive a prophet’s reward. And suppose someone welcomes a godly person as a godly person. They will receive a godly person’s reward.Suppose someone gives even a cup of cold water to a little one who follows me. What I’m about to tell you is true. That person will certainly be rewarded.”

May the Lord show mercy to all who live in the house of Onesiphorus. He often encouraged me. He was not ashamed that I was being held by chains.In fact, it was just the opposite. When he was in Rome, he looked everywhere for me. At last he found me.May Onesiphorus find mercy from the Lord on the day Jesus returns as judge! You know very well how many ways Onesiphorus helped me in Ephesus.

Brothers and sisters, we ask you to accept the godly leaders who work hard among you. They care for you in the Lord. They correct you.Have a lot of respect for them. Love them because of what they do. Live in peace with one another.

Say to Amasa,‘ Aren’t you my own flesh and blood? You will be the commander of my army for life in place of Joab. If that isn’t true, may God punish me greatly.’ ”

I have received my full pay and have more than enough. I have everything I need. That’s because Epaphroditus brought me the gifts you sent. They are a sweet- smelling offering. They are a gift that God accepts. He is pleased with it.My God will meet all your needs. He will meet them in keeping with his wonderful riches. These riches come to you because you belong to Christ Jesus.

You gain a lot when you live a godly life. But you must be happy with what you have.We didn’t bring anything into the world. We can’t take anything out of it.If we have food and clothing, we will be happy with that.

Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live in the land and enjoy its food.

God is fair. He will not forget what you have done. He will remember the love you have shown him. You showed it when you helped his people. And you show it when you keep on helping them.

I ask you to receive her as one who belongs to the Lord. Receive her in the way God’s people should. Give her any help she may need from you. She has been a great help to many people, including me.

I’ll accept only what my men have eaten and what belongs to Aner, Eshkol and Mamre. These three men went with me. Let them have their share.”

He was very old. He was 80 years old. He had given the king everything he needed while the king was staying in Mahanaim. That’s because Barzillai was very wealthy.The king said to Barzillai,“ Come across the river with me. Stay with me in Jerusalem. I’ll take good care of you.”But Barzillai said to the king,“ I won’t live for many more years. So why should I go up to Jerusalem with you?I’m already 80 years old. I can hardly tell the difference between what is enjoyable and what isn’t. I can hardly taste what I eat and drink. I can’t even hear the voices of male and female singers anymore. So why should I add my problems to yours?I’ll go across the Jordan River with you for a little way. Why should you reward me by taking care of me?Let me go back home. Then I can die in my own town. I can be buried there in the tomb of my father and mother. But let Kimham take my place. Let him go across the river with you. Do for him whatever you wish.”The king said,“ Kimham will go across with me. I’ll do for him whatever you wish. And I’ll do for you anything you wish.”

But now bring me someone who plays the harp.” While that person was playing the harp, the Lord’ s power came on Elisha.Elisha announced,“ The Lord says,‘ I will fill this valley with pools of water.’This will happen because the Lord says,‘ You will not see wind or rain. But this valley will be filled with water. Then you, your cattle and your other animals will have water to drink.’This is an easy thing for the Lord to do. He will also hand Moab over to you.

He told them,“ Don’t take anything for the journey. Do not take a walking stick or a bag. Do not take any bread, money or extra clothes.When you are invited into a house, stay there until you leave town.Some people may not welcome you. If they don’t, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet. This will be a witness against the people living there.”

Greet Mary. She worked very hard for you.

When he arrived, he found the army officers sitting together.“ Commander, I have a message for you,” he said.“ For which one of us?” asked Jehu.“ For you, commander,” he replied.

Don’t be controlled by love for money. Be happy with what you have. God has said,“ I will never leave you. I will never desert you.”( Deuteronomy 31:6)

Elisha had brought a woman’s son back to life. He had said to her,“ Go away with your family. Stay for a while anywhere you can. The Lord has decided that there won’t be enough food in the land. That will be true for seven years.”

There was a time when Israel didn’t have kings to rule over them. But they had leaders to help them. This is a story about some things that happened during that time. There wasn’t enough food in the land of Judah. So a man went to live for a while in the country of Moab. He was from Bethlehem in Judah. His wife and two sons went with him.The man’s name was Elimelek. His wife’s name was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites whose home had been in Bethlehem in Judah. They went to Moab and lived there.Naomi’s husband Elimelek died. So she was left with her two sons.They married women from Moab. One was named Orpah. The other was named Ruth. Naomi’s family lived in Moab for about ten years.

The seven years passed. Then she came back from the land of the Philistines. She went to the king of Israel. She wanted to ask him to get her house and land back.The king was talking to Gehazi. Gehazi was the servant of the man of God. The king had said,“ Tell me about all the great things Elisha has done.”Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought a dead boy back to life. Just then the woman came to ask the king to get her house and land back. She was the woman whose son Elisha had brought back to life. Gehazi said,“ King Joram, this is the woman I’ve been telling you about. And this is her son. He’s the one Elisha brought back to life.”The king asked the woman about her house and land. And she told him. Then he appointed an official to look into her case. The king told him,“ Give her back everything that belonged to her. That includes all the money that was earned from her land. It was earned from the day she left the country until now.”

The Lord will pay him back for the blood he spilled. Joab attacked two men. He killed them with his sword. And my father David didn’t even know anything about it. Joab killed Abner, the son of Ner. Abner was the commander of Israel’s army. Joab also killed Amasa, the son of Jether. Amasa was the commander of Judah’s army. Abner and Amasa were better men than Joab is. They were more honest than he is.