2 Kings 8:1-2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 8
The Shunammite’s Return. 1 Elisha once said to the woman whose son he had restored to life: “Get ready! Leave with your household and live wherever you can, because the Lord has decreed a seven-year famine which is coming upon the land.”(A) 2 The woman got ready and did as the man of God said, setting out with her household, and living in the land of the Philistines for seven years.
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