¹⁰ Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, “Go, wash^(A) yourself seven times^(B) in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.”

¹⁴ So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times,^(A) as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored^(B) and became clean like that of a young boy.^(C)

³⁶ They went back and told Jehu, who said, “This is the word of the Lord that he spoke through his servant Elijah the Tishbite: On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs^(A) will devour Jezebel’s flesh.^[a](B)

¹⁸ And some of your descendants,^(A) your own flesh and blood who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”^(B)

David Becomes King Over Israel^(A)

11 All Israel^(B) came together to David at Hebron^(C) and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.

⁸ With him is only the arm of flesh,^(A) but with us^(B) is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.”^(C) And the people gained confidence from what Hezekiah the king of Judah said.

⁵ Although we are of the same flesh and blood^(A) as our fellow Jews and though our children are as good as theirs, yet we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery.^(B) Some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but we are powerless, because our fields and our vineyards belong to others.”^(C)