Christian Standard Bible
2 Kings 4:10
10so let’s make a small, walled-in upper room and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp there for him. Whenever he comes, he can stay there.”
2 Kings 4:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
- New International Version (NIV)Let’s make a small room on the roof and put in it a bed and a table, a chair and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there whenever he comes to us.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let us make a small room on the roof with walls and put there for him a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp, so that whenever he comes to us, he can go in there."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.”
Context of 2 Kings 4:10
8One day Elisha went to Shunem. A prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to eat some food. So whenever he passed by, he stopped there to eat. 9Then she said to her husband, “I know that the one who often passes by here is a holy man of God, so let’s make a small, walled-in upper room and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp there for him. Whenever he comes, he can stay there.” 11One day he came there and stopped at the upstairs room to lie down. 12He ordered his attendant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she stood before him.
Read all of 2 Kings 42 Kings 4:10 word by word
נַֽעֲשֶׂה־נָּ֤א עֲלִיַּת־קִיר֙ קְטַנָּ֔ה וְנָשִׂ֨ים ל֥וֹ שָׁ֛ם מִטָּ֥ה וְשֻׁלְחָ֖ן וְכִסֵּ֣א וּמְנוֹרָ֑ה וְהָיָ֛ה בְּבֹא֥וֹ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ יָס֥וּר שָֽׁמָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Let us makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- a littleקָטָןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
- chamberעֲלִיָּה‛ălîyâh · upper roomH5944
- I pray thee, on the wallקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
- and let us setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
- for him there a bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
- and a tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
- and a stoolכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throne: seatH3678
- and a candlestickמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
- and it shall be, when he comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to us, that he shall turnסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:10
- Isaiah 32:8But a noble person plans noble things; he stands up for noble causes.
- Matthew 10:41Anyone who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. And anyone who welcomes a righteous person because he’s righteous will receive a righteous person’s reward.
- Matthew 25:40“And the King will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
- Mark 9:41And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ — truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
- Luke 8:3Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others who were supporting them from their possessions.
- Romans 12:13Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality.
- Hebrews 10:24And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works,
- Hebrews 13:2Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it.
- 1 Peter 4:9Be hospitable to one another without complaining.
- 2 Kings 3:20About the time for the grain offering the next morning, water suddenly came from the direction of Edom and filled the land.
- 1 Kings 17:19But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, brought him up to the upstairs room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 4:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Let us make a little chamber - See the note upon Judges 3:20; (note). As the woman was convinced that Elisha was a prophet, she knew that he must have need of more privacy than the general state of her house could afford; and therefore she proposes what she knew would be a great acquisition to him, as he could live in this little chamber in as much privacy as if he were in his own house. The bed, the table, the stool, and the candlestick, were really…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10A little chamber on the wall - The room probably projected like a balcony beyond the lower apartments - an arrangement common in the East. A stool - Rather, “a chair.” The “chair” and “table,” unusual in the sleeping-rooms of the East, indicate that the prophet was expected to use his apartment for study and retirement, not only as a sleeping-chamber.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 Elisha was well thought of by the king of Israel for his late services; a good man can take as much pleasure in serving others, as in raising himself. But the Shunammite needed not any good offices of this kind. It is a happiness to dwell among our own people, that love and respect us, and to whom we are able to do good. It would be well with many, if they did but know when they are really well off. The Lord sees the secret wish which is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10The Shunemite woman knew Elisha was a true prophet, a holy man of God. She wanted to offer him hospitality during his travels (see Isaiah 58:7; Hebrews 13:2; 3 John 1:5). She provided a small room on the roof, accessible by an outside stairway, ensuring privacy for both Elisha and his hosts.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Let us make a little chamber--not build, but prepare it. She meant a room in the oleah, the porch, or gateway (2Sa 18:33; 1Ki 17:19), attached to the front of the house, leading into the court and inner apartments. The front of the house, excepting the door, is a dead wall, and hence this room is called a chamber in the wall. It is usually appropriated to the use of strangers, or lodgers for a night, and, from its seclusion, convenient for study or…Read the comment
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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
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