2 Kings 4:27

2 Kings 4:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
• New International Version (NIV)When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone! She is in bitter distress, but the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me why.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when she came to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said, "Leave her alone, for she is in bitter distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when she came to the man of God at the hill, she caught him by the feet, but Gehazi came near to push her away. But the man of God said, “Let her alone; for her soul is in deep distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”

Context of 2 Kings 4:27

25So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Look, there is the Shunammite woman. 26Please run now to meet her and ask her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’ ” And she answered, “It is well.” When she came to the mountain to the man of God, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away; but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is desperate and troubled within her; and the Lord has hidden the reason from me and has not told me.” 28Then she said, “Did I ask for a son from my lord? Did I not say, ‘Do not give me false hope’?” 29Then he said to Gehazi, “Gird up your loins (prepare now!) and take my staff in your hand, and go [to the woman’s house]; if you meet any man [along the way], do not greet him and if a man greets you, do not [stop to] answer him; and lay my staff on the face of the boy [as soon as you reach the house].”

2 Kings 4:27 word by word

וַתָּבֹ֞א אֶל־אִ֤ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־הָהָ֔ר וַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖ק בְּרַגְלָ֑יו וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ גֵּֽיחֲזִ֜י לְהָדְפָ֗הּ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אִ֨ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים הַרְפֵּֽה־לָהּ֙ כִּֽי־נַפְשָׁ֣הּ מָֽרָה־לָ֔הּ וַֽיהוָה֙ הֶעְלִ֣ים מִמֶּ֔נִּי וְלֹ֥א הִגִּ֖יד לִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when she cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to the hillהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• she caughtחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• him by the feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• but Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִיgêychăzîy gêchăzîy · GehaziH1522
• came nearנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• to thrust her awayהָדַףhâdaph · to thrustH1920
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Let her aloneרָפָהrâphâh · to slackenH7503
• for her soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• vexedמָרַרmârar · to provokeH4843
• within her: and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath hidעָלַם‛âlam · to concealH5956
• from me, and hath not toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046

Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:27

• Matthew 28:9And as they went, suddenly, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” And they went to Him and took hold of His feet [in homage] and worshiped Him [as the Messiah].
• Luke 7:38and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began wetting His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and [respectfully] kissed His feet [as an act signifying both affection and submission] and anointed them with the perfume.
• Matthew 15:23But He did not say a word in answer to her. And His disciples came and asked Him [repeatedly], “Send her away, because she keeps shouting out after us.”
• Matthew 20:31The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, Son of David (Messiah) have mercy on us!”
• Mark 10:13People were bringing children to Him so that He would touch and bless them, but the disciples reprimanded them and discouraged them [from coming].
• John 4:27Just then His disciples came, and they were surprised to find Him talking with a woman. However, no one said, “What are You asking about?” or, “Why are You talking to her?”
• John 12:4But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, the one who was going to betray Him, said,
• Mark 14:6But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why are you bothering her and causing trouble? She has done a good and beautiful thing to Me.
• John 12:7So Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep [the rest of] it for the day of My burial.
• 1 Samuel 1:10Hannah was greatly distressed, and she prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish.
• Job 10:1“I am disgusted with my life and loathe it! I will give free expression to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
• Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, And no stranger shares its joy.
• Proverbs 18:14The spirit of a man sustains him in sickness, But as for a broken spirit, who can bear it?
• 2 Kings 6:12One of his servants said, “None [of us is helping him], my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”
• Genesis 18:17The Lord said, “Shall I keep secret from Abraham [My friend and servant] what I am going to do,
• 2 Samuel 7:3And Nathan said to the king, “Go, do everything that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.”

Commentaries on 2 Kings 4:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27The Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me - In reference to this point he had not now the discernment of spirits. This, and the gift of prophecy, were influences which God gave and suspended as his infinite wisdom saw good.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27She caught him by the feet - To lay hold of the knees or feet has always been thought in the East to add force to supplication, and is practiced even at the present day. Compare Matthew 18:29; John 11:32.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-37Verses 18-37 Here is the sudden death of the child. All the mother's tenderness cannot keep alive a child of promise, a child of prayer, one given in love. But how admirably does the prudent, pious mother, guard her lips under this sudden affliction! Not one peevish word escapes from her. Such confidence had she of God's goodness, that she was ready to believe that he would restore what he had now taken away. O woman, great is thy faith! He that wrought…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27she clung to his feet: This showed deep respect and a plea for help. The woman shared her feelings with Elisha (see Matthew 28:9; Luke 8:41, 47; 17:16; Revelation 1:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2826-28. And she answered, It is well--Her answer was purposely brief and vague to Gehazi, for she reserved a full disclosure of her loss for the ear of the prophet himself. She had met Gehazi at the foot of the hill, and she stopped not in her ascent till she had disburdened her heavy-laden spirit at Elisha's feet. The violent paroxysm of grief into which she fell on approaching him, appeared to Gehazi an act of disrespect to his master; he was preparing…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 4:27

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Children
• Elisha
• Miracles
• Prophets
• Shunammite
• Women

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• Shunem
• Daniel, Book of
• Elisha

Commentaries on 2 Kings 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings