American Standard Version
2 Kings 4:12-25
12And he saidH559 to GehaziH1522 his servantH5288, CallH7121 this ShunammiteH7767. And when he had calledH7121 her, she stoodH5975 before him. 13And he saidH559 unto him, SayH559 now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spokenH1696 for to the kingH4428, or to the captain of the hostH6635? And she answered, I dwellH3427 among mine own peopleH5971. 14And he saidH559, What then is to be done for her? And GehaziH1522 answered, Verily she hath no sonH1121, and her husbandH376 is old. 15And he saidH559, CallH7121 her. And when he had calledH7121 her, she stoodH5975 in the doorH6607. 16And he saidH559, At this season, when the timeH6256 cometh round, thou shalt embraceH2263 a sonH1121. And she saidH559, Nay, my lordH113, thou manH376 of GodH430, do not lieH3576 unto thy handmaid.
17And the womanH802 conceivedH2029, and bare a sonH1121 at that season, whenH834 the timeH6256 came round, as ElishaH477 had saidH1696 unto her. 18And when the childH3206 wasH1961 grownH1431, it fell on a dayH3117, that he wentH3318 out to his fatherH1 to the reapers. 19And he saidH559 unto his fatherH1, My headH7218, my headH7218. And he saidH559 to his servantH5288, CarryH5375 him to his motherH517. 20And when he had takenH5375 him, and broughtH935 him to his motherH517, he satH3427 on her knees till noonH6672, and then diedH4191. 21And she wentH3318 up and laidH7901 him on the bedH4296 of the manH376 of GodH430, and shutH5462 the door upon him, and wentH3318 out. 22And she calledH7121 unto her husbandH376, and saidH559, SendH7971 me, I pray thee, oneH259 of the servantsH5288, and oneH259 of the asses, that I may runH7323 to the manH376 of GodH430, and come again. 23And he saidH559, Wherefore wilt thou goH1980 to him to-day? it is neither newH2320 moonH2320 nor sabbathH7676. And she saidH559, It shall be well. 24Then she saddledH2280 an ass, and saidH559 to her servantH5288, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the ridingH7392, except I bid thee. 25So she wentH935, and cameH935 unto the manH376 of GodH430 to mount CarmelH3760.
And it cameH935 to pass, when the manH376 of GodH430 sawH7200 her afar off, that he saidH559 to GehaziH1522 his servantH5288, Behold, yonder is the ShunammiteH7767:
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
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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