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The Celestial Intelligence and the Chariots of Fire
And the sons of the prophets said unto Aliysha, "Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us."
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"Let us go, we pray thee, unto Yardan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell." And he answered, "Go ye."
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And one said, "Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants." And he answered, "I will go."
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So he went with them. And when they came to Yardan, they cut down wood.
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The Sinking of the Borrowed Iron
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, "Alas, my adun! for it was borrowed."
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The Frequency Exchange of the Wood
And the man of Alahiym said, "Where fell it?" And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
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Therefore said he, "Take it up to thee." And he put out his hand, and took it.
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The Ambush of Aram
Then the king of Aram warred against Yashar'al, and took counsel with his servants, saying, "In such and such a place shall be my camp."
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The Interception of the Prophet
And the man of Alahiym sent unto the king of Yashar'al, saying, "Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Arameans are come down."
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And the king of Yashar'al sent to the place which the man of Alahiym told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
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The Paranoia of the Aramean King
Therefore the heart of the king of Aram was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, "Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Yashar'al?"
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And one of his servants said, "None, my adun, O king: but Aliysha, the prophet that is in Yashar'al, telleth the king of Yashar'al the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber."
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The Siege of Dothan
And he said, "Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him." And it was told him, saying, "Behold, he is in Dothan."
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Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
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The Terror of the Carnal Eye
And when the servant of the man of Alahiym was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, "Alas, my adun! how shall we do?"
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And he answered, "Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them."
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The Unveiling of the Chariots of Fire
And Aliysha prayed, and said, "𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see." And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Aliysha.
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The Protocol of Blindness (Sanverim)
And when they came down to him, Aliysha prayed unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, and said, "Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness." And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Aliysha.
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The Capture of the Aramean Host
And Aliysha said unto them, "This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek." But he led them to Shomron.
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And it came to pass, when they were come into Shomron, that Aliysha said, "𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, open the eyes of these men, that they may see." And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Shomron.
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The Law of Grace Over the Sword
And the king of Yashar'al said unto Aliysha, when he saw them, "My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?"
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And he answered, "Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their adun."
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And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their adun. So the bands of Aram came no more into the land of Yashar'al.
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The Siege of Shomron and the Horrific Famine
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Shomron.
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The Extortion of the Desolate City
And there was a great famine in Shomron: and, behold, they besieged it, until a donkey's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
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The Desperation on the Wall
And as the king of Yashar'al was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, "Help, my adun, O king."
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And he said, "If 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?"
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The Abomination of the Mothers
And the king said unto her, "What aileth thee?" And she answered, "This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow."
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"So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son."
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The Rending of the King's Garments
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
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The Blame Shifted to the Prophet
Then he said, "Alahiym do so and more also to me, if the head of Aliysha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day."
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The Prophet Anticipates the Assassin
But Aliysha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, "See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his adun's feet behind him?"
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And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, "Behold, this evil is of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄; what should I wait for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 any longer?"