2 Kings 4
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2 Kings 4:8-20

8And it came to passH5674 on a dayH3117, that ElishaH477 passedH5674 to ShunemH7766, where wasH1961 a wealthy womanH802; and she constrained him to eatH398 breadH3899. And so it wasH1961, [that] as oft as he passedH5674 by, he turnedH5493 in thither to eatH398 breadH3899.

9And she saidH559 to her husbandH376, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holyH6918 manH376 of 1GodH430, who passesH5674 by us continuallyH8548.

10Let us makeH7760, I pray thee, a smallH6996 upperH5944 chamberH5944 with wallsH7023, and let us setH7760 for him there a bedH4296, and a tableH7979, and a seatH3678, and a lampstandH4501; and it shall beH1961 when he cometh to us, he shall turnH5493 in thither.

11And it cameH935 to pass on a dayH3117, that he cameH935 thither, and he turnedH5493 into the upperH5944 chamberH5944, and layH7901 there.

12And he saidH559 to GehaziH1522 his servantH5288, CallH7121 this ShunammiteH7767. And he calledH7121 her, and she stoodH5975 before him.

13And he saidH559 to him, SayH559 now to 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 saidH559, I dwellH3427 among mine own peopleH5971.

14And he saidH559, What then is to be done for her? And GehaziH1522 saidH559, Verily, she has no sonH1121, and her husbandH376 is old.

15And he saidH559, CallH7121 her; and he calledH7121 her; and she stoodH5975 in the doorwayH6607.

16And he saidH559, At this appointedH4150 timeH6256, when thy term is come, thou shalt embraceH2263 a sonH1121. And she saidH559, No, my lordH113, manH376 of 2GodH430, do not lieH3576 to thy handmaid.

17And the womanH802 conceivedH2029, and boreH3205 a sonH1121 at that appointedH4150 timeH6256 in the next year as ElishaH477 had saidH1696 to her.

18And the childH3206 grewH1431, and it came to pass one dayH3117, that he wentH3318 out to his fatherH1 to the reapers.

19And he saidH559 to his fatherH1, My headH7218, my headH7218! And he saidH559 to the servantH5288, CarryH5375 him to his motherH517.

20And he carriedH5375 him, and broughtH935 him to his motherH517; and he satH3427 on her knees till noonH6672, and diedH4191.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 4:9 4.9 Elohim ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 4:16 4.16 Elohim ↩

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