¹¹ Deze stad zal ulieden niet tot een pot zijn, en gij zult in het midden derzelve niet tot vlees zijn; in de landpale Israels zal Ik u richten.

¹⁹ En de cherubs hieven hun vleugelen op, en verhieven zich van de aarde omhoog voor mijn ogen, als zij uitgingen; en de raderen waren tegenover hen; en elkeen stond aan de deur der Oostpoort van het huis des HEEREN; en de heerlijkheid des Gods Israels was van boven over hen.

⁸ Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, "My camp will be in such and such a place."

⁹ The man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Beware that you not pass such a place; for the Syrians are coming down there."

¹⁰ The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

¹¹ The heart of the king of Syria was very troubled about this. He called his servants, and said to them, "Won't you show me which of us is for the king of Israel?"

¹² One of his servants said, "No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom."