2 Kings 8:1

2 Kings 8:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Go away with your family and stay for a while wherever you can, because the Lord has decreed a famine in the land that will last seven years.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, "Arise, and depart with your household, and sojourn wherever you can, for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the Lord has called for a famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years.”

Context of 2 Kings 8:1

Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” 2So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines. 3At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land.

2 Kings 8:1 word by word

וֶאֱלִישָׁ֡ע דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה֩ אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱיָ֨ה אֶת־בְּנָ֜הּ לֵאמֹ֗ר ק֤וּמִי וּלְכִי֙ אַ֣תְּ וּבֵיתֵ֔ךְ וְג֖וּרִי בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּג֑וּרִי כִּֽי־קָרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לָֽרָעָ֔ב וְגַם־בָּ֥א אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Now Elishaאֱלִישָׁע'ĕlîyshâ‛ · ElishaH477
• had saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• whoseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• sonאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• he had restored to lifeחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• youאַתְּ'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(f.s.)H859
• and your householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and live as a foreignerגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• whereverבַאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · in whichH834
• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• has decreed thatקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• a seven-yearשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• a seven-yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• famineרָעָבrâ‛âb · famineH7458
• ·גַּםgam · alsoH1571
• will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 2 Kings 8:1

• 2 Kings 4:18And the child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the harvesters.
• Genesis 12:10Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
• Genesis 26:1Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
• Genesis 47:4Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.”
• Ruth 1:1In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.
• Genesis 41:25At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
• Leviticus 26:19I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,
• Deuteronomy 28:22The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish.
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
• 1 Kings 18:2So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,
• Psalms 105:16He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
• Psalms 107:34and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
• Haggai 1:11I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.”
• Luke 21:11There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
• Acts 11:28One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)
• Jeremiah 25:29For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’

Commentaries on 2 Kings 8:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Then spake Elisha - As this is the relation of an event far past, the words should be translated, "But Elisha had spoken unto the woman whose son he had restored unto life; and the woman had arisen, and acted according to the saying of the man of God, and had gone with her family, and had sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years." What is mentioned in these two verses happened several years before the time specified in the third verse. See the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The famine here recorded, and the conversation of the monarch with Gehazi, must have been anterior to the events related in Ezekiel 36:29; Romans 4:17).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A famine in Israel, The Shunammite obtains her land. (1-6) Elisha consulted by Hazael, Death of Benhadad. (7-15) Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah. (16-24) Ahaziah's wicked reign in Judah. (25-29) Verses 1-6 The kindness of the good Shunammite to Elisha, was rewarded by the care taken of her in famine. It is well to foresee an evil, and wisdom, when we foresee it, to hide ourselves if we lawfully may do so. When the famine was over, she returned out of the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-62Ki 8:1-6. The Shunammite's Land Restored. 1. Then spake Elisha unto the woman--rather "had spoken." The repetition of Elisha's direction to the Shunammite is merely given as an introduction to the following narrative; and it probably took place before the events recorded in chapters 5 and 6. the Lord hath called for a famine--All such calamities are chastisements inflicted by the hand of God; and this famine was to be of double duration to that one which…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 8:1

• Elisha
• Famine
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Judge
• Kindness
• King
• Land
• Property
• Seven

In the dictionaries

• Elisha
• Dearth
• Famine
• Gehazi
• Hazael
• Oppression
• Restore
• Shunem
• Daniel, Book of
• Jehoahaz

Commentaries on 2 Kings 8

• 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