The messenger rode out to Jehu and said to him, “The king wants to know if you come as a friend.”“That's none of your business!” Jehu answered. “Fall in behind me.”The guard on the watchtower reported that the messenger had reached the group but was not returning.

A group of prophets who lived there went to Elisha and asked him, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master away from you today?”“Yes, I know,” Elisha answered. “But let's not talk about it.”

Once more the guard reported that the messenger had reached the group but was not returning. And he added, “The leader of the group is driving his chariot like a madman, just like Jehu!”

Another messenger was sent out, who asked Jehu the same question. Again Jehu answered, “That's none of your business! Fall in behind me.”

“It's treason, Ahaziah!” Joram cried out, as he turned his chariot round and fled.

“Go in peace,” Elisha said. And Naaman left.He had gone only a short distance,

Don't listen to Hezekiah. The emperor of Assyria commands you to come out of the city and surrender. You will all be allowed to eat grapes from your own vines, and figs from your own trees, and to drink water from your own wells —

They spent three days there with David, feasting on the food and drink which other Israelites had prepared for them.

From as far away as the northern tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, people came bringing donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen loaded with food — flour, figs, raisins, wine, and olive oil. They also brought cattle and sheep to kill and eat. All this was an expression of the joy that was felt throughout the whole country.

So there is no longer any need for the Levites to carry the Tent of the Lord's presence and all the equipment used in worship.”