⁷ So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian, themselves experts in divination,^[a] left and went to Balaam, to whom they gave Balak’s message.

³ Take along ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the child.”

The Barley Loaves. ^42 (A)A man came from Baal-shalishah bringing the man of God twenty barley loaves made from the first fruits, and fresh grain in the ear. Elisha said, “Give it to the people to eat.”

¹⁵ He returned with his whole retinue to the man of God. On his arrival he stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.”^(A)

⁸ the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift with you and go call on the man of God. Consult the Lord through him, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”^{(A) 9} Hazael went to visit him, carrying a present, and with forty camel loads of the best goods of Damascus. On his arrival, he stood before Elisha and said, “Your son Ben-hadad, king of Aram, has sent me to you to ask, ‘Will I recover from my sickness?’”