New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 4:18-27
18When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19He said to his father, “My head, my head.” And he said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her 1lap until noon, and then died. 21She went up and 2laid him on the bed of 3the man of God, and shut the door behind him and went out. 22Then she called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and return.” 23He said, “Why will you go to him today? It is neither 4new moon nor sabbath.” And she said, “It will be well.” 24Then she saddled a donkey and said to her servant, “Drive and go forward; do not slow down 5the pace for me unless I tell you.” 25So she went and came to the man of God to 6Mount Carmel.
When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Behold, 7there is the Shunammite. 26Please run now to meet her and say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’” And she 8answered, “It is well.” 27When she came to the man of God 9to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to push her away; but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is 10troubled within her; and the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 4:20 Lit knees ↩
- 2. 2 Kings 4:21 2 Kin 4:32 ↩
- 3. 2 Kings 4:21 2 Kin 4:7 ↩
- 4. 2 Kings 4:23 Num 10:10; 28:11; 1 Chr 23:31 ↩
- 5. 2 Kings 4:24 Lit riding ↩
- 6. 2 Kings 4:25 2 Kin 2:25 ↩
- 7. 2 Kings 4:25 Lit this Shunammite ↩
- 8. 2 Kings 4:26 Lit said ↩
- 9. 2 Kings 4:27 2 Kin 4:25 ↩
- 10. 2 Kings 4:27 Lit bitter ↩
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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