⁵ “After that you will come to Gibeah of God^(A) where there are Philistine garrisons.^[a] When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets^(B) coming down from the high place prophesying.^(C) They will be preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres.

Ahab Rebuked by the Lord

³⁵ One of the sons of the prophets^(A) said to his fellow prophet by the word of the Lord, “Strike me!” But the man refused to strike him.

The Widow’s Oil Multiplied

4 One of the wives of the sons of the prophets^(A) cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, has died. You know that your servant feared the Lord.^(B) Now the creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves.”^(C)

The Deadly Stew

³⁸ When Elisha returned to Gilgal,^(A) there was a famine^(B) in the land. The sons of the prophets^(C) were sitting before him.^(D) He said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and make stew for the sons of the prophets.”