Fondare 3833 Risultati per: Red
The prophet had a servant that was early abroad next day, and found the whole city beleaguered by armed men and horses and chariots; and as he brought the news, he cried out, Alas, alas, master, what shift will serve us now? (2 Kings 6, 15)
Strike them down (said he) thou shalt not; they were not captured by sword or bow of thine, and wouldst thou slay them?✻ Set food and drink before them, and let them go home to their master. (2 Kings 6, 22)
Some time after this, Benadad, king of Syria, mustered all his forces, and went to the siege of Samaria. (2 Kings 6, 24)
And Samaria was famine-stricken; so long beleaguered, that men would pay eighty pieces of silver for an ass’s head, or five for a pint of dove’s droppings. (2 Kings 6, 25)
So he sent a man on before him, to find Eliseus where he sat at home, in conclave with the elders of the people. To these, before ever the messenger reached him, Eliseus said, You must know that my head is in danger. The murderer is on his way, sent by the murderer’s son. When he comes in, look to it that you keep the doorway barred; I hear his master’s tread not far behind him. (2 Kings 6, 32)
The king had one of his lords with him, to support him with his arm as he went; and this man mocked at the prophet’s words. Perhaps the Lord means to open the flood-gates of heaven, said he; then it might be as thou sayest. And Eliseus answered, The sight of it thou shalt have, but not the eating of it. (2 Kings 7, 2)
So, when night fell, they ventured out, to make for the Syrian camp; and as they reached the edge of it, never a man was to be seen. (2 Kings 7, 5)
That night, the Lord had made a noise heard in the camp of Syria like the stir of chariots and horses, and a great host of men; and the word went round, The Hethite chiefs, the Egyptians are upon us! The king of Israel has hired them to attack us! (2 Kings 7, 6)
So these lepers, still at the very edge of the camp, went into one of the tents, ate and drank there, carried off silver and gold and clothing and went off to hide it; came back to another tent, plundered that too, and hid away their plunder. (2 Kings 7, 8)
When they reached the city gate, and made it known how they had been to the Syrian camp, and found never a man there, only horses and asses that stood tethered, beside pitched tents, (2 Kings 7, 10)
But one of his counsellors said, There are still half a dozen horses left in the city; so few among so many of us; all the rest have been slaughtered for food. Yet with these we may send out riders to report. (2 Kings 7, 13)
So the whole city went out and plundered the Syrian camp; and it was a silver piece for a peck of wheat, a silver piece for two pecks of barley, as the Lord had foretold. (2 Kings 7, 16)
