New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 4:12-25
12Then he saidH559 to 1GehaziH1522 his servantH5288, “CallH7121 thisH2088 ShunammiteH7767.” And when he had calledH7121 her, she stoodH5975 beforeH6440 him. 13He saidH559 to him, “SayH559 nowH4994 to her, ‘BeholdH2009, you have beenH2729 2carefulH2729 for us with allH3605 thisH2088 3careH2731; whatH4100 can I doH6213 for you? WouldH3426 you be spokenH1696 for to the kingH4428 orH176 to the captainH8269 of the armyH6635?’” And she 4answeredH559, “I liveH3427 amongH8432 my own peopleH5971.” 14So he saidH559, “WhatH4100 then is to be doneH6213 for her?” And GehaziH1522 5answeredH559, “TrulyH61 she hasH369 noH369 sonH1121 and her husbandH376 is oldH2204.” 15He saidH559, “CallH7121 her.” When he had calledH7121 her, she stoodH5975 in the doorwayH6607. 16Then he saidH559, “6At thisH2088 seasonH4150 7nextH2416 yearH6256 you will embraceH2263 a sonH1121.” And she saidH559, “NoH408, my lordH113, O manH376 of GodH430, 8do not lieH3576 to your maidservantH8198.”
17The womanH802 conceivedH2029 and boreH3205 a sonH1121 at that seasonH4150 9the nextH2416 yearH6256, as ElishaH477 had saidH1696 to her.
18When the childH3206 was grownH1431, the dayH3117 cameH1961 that he wentH3318 out to his fatherH1 to the reapersH7114. 19He saidH559 to his fatherH1, “My headH7218, my headH7218.” And he saidH559 to his servantH5288, “CarryH5375 him to his motherH517.” 20When he had takenH5375 him and broughtH935 him to his motherH517, he satH3427 on her 10lapH1290 untilH5704 noonH6672, and then diedH4191. 21She wentH5927 up and 11laidH7901 him on the bedH4296 of 12the manH376 of GodH430, and shutH5462 the door behindH1157 him and wentH3318 out. 22Then she calledH7121 to her husbandH376 and saidH559, “PleaseH4994 sendH7971 me oneH259 of the servantsH5288 and oneH259 of the donkeysH860, that I may runH7323 to the manH376 of GodH430 and returnH7725.” 23He saidH559, “WhyH4069 will you goH1980 to him todayH3117? It is neitherH3808 13newH2320 moonH2320 norH3808 sabbathH7676.” And she saidH559, “It will be wellH7965.” 24Then she saddledH2280 a donkeyH860 and saidH559 to her servantH5288, “DriveH5090 and goH1980 forward; do not slowH6113 downH6113 14the paceH7392 for me unlessH3588H518 I tellH559 you.” 25So she wentH1980 and cameH935 to the manH376 of GodH430 to 15MountH2022 CarmelH3760.
When the manH376 of GodH430 sawH7200 her at a distanceH4480H5048, he saidH559 to GehaziH1522 his servantH5288, “BeholdH2009, 16thereH1975 is the ShunammiteH7767.
Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 4:12 2 Kin 4:29-31; 5:20-27; 8:4, 5 ↩
- 2. 2 Kings 4:13 Lit fearful ↩
- 3. 2 Kings 4:13 Lit fear ↩
- 4. 2 Kings 4:13 Lit said ↩
- 5. 2 Kings 4:14 Lit said ↩
- 6. 2 Kings 4:16 Gen 18:14 ↩
- 7. 2 Kings 4:16 Lit when the time revives ↩
- 8. 2 Kings 4:16 2 Kin 4:28 ↩
- 9. 2 Kings 4:17 Lit when the time revived ↩
- 10. 2 Kings 4:20 Lit knees ↩
- 11. 2 Kings 4:21 2 Kin 4:32 ↩
- 12. 2 Kings 4:21 2 Kin 4:7 ↩
- 13. 2 Kings 4:23 Num 10:10; 28:11; 1 Chr 23:31 ↩
- 14. 2 Kings 4:24 Lit riding ↩
- 15. 2 Kings 4:25 2 Kin 2:25 ↩
- 16. 2 Kings 4:25 Lit this Shunammite ↩
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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