2 Kings 4:25

2 Kings 4:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
• New International Version (NIV)So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When he saw her in the distance, the man of God said to his servant Gehazi, “Look! There’s the Shunammite!
• English Standard Version (ESV)So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her coming, he said to Gehazi his servant, "Look, there is the Shunammite.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And so she departed, and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel. So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman!

Context of 2 Kings 4:25

23But he said, “Why go to him today? It’s not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” She replied, “It’s all right.” 24Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, “Go fast; don’t slow the pace for me unless I tell you.” So she came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to his attendant Gehazi, “Look, there’s the Shunammite woman. 26Run out to meet her and ask, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your son all right? ’” And she answered, “It’s all right.” 27When she came up to the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone — she is in severe anguish, and the Lord has hidden it from me. He hasn’t told me.”

2 Kings 4:25 word by word

וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ וַתָּב֛וֹא אֶל־אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־הַ֣ר הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל וַ֠יְהִי כִּרְא֨וֹת אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים אֹתָהּ֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶד וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־גֵּיחֲזִ֣י נַעֲר֔וֹ הִנֵּ֖ה הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥ית הַלָּֽז׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So she wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Carmelכַּרְמֶלkarmel · (Mount) CarmelH3760
• saw her afar offרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• that he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִיgêychăzîy gêchăzîy · GehaziH1522
• his servantנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• thatהַלָּזhallâz · thisH1975
• Shunammiteשׁוּנַמִּיתshûnammîyth · ShunammiteH7767

Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:25

• 2 Kings 2:25From there Elisha went to Mount Carmel, and then he returned to Samaria.
• 1 Kings 18:19Now summon all Israel to meet me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
• Isaiah 35:2It will blossom abundantly and will also rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 4:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25The distance was about sixteen or seventeen miles.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. 24-26Mount Carmel was about twenty miles northwest of Shunem. The long trip and the woman's hurry made Elisha suspect something bad had happened to the child. Everything is all right: The woman ignored Gehazi's questions. She was determined to speak only with Elisha.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 4:25

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

In the dictionaries

• Carmel
• God
• Carmel, Mount Carmel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• man of God
• Aside
• Careful
• Desire
• Shunem
• Daniel, Book of

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