New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 4:18-27
18When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father, to the reapers. 19And he said to his father, “My head, my head!” And his father said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20When he had carried him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her 1lap until noon, and then he died. 21And she went up and 2laid him on the bed of 3the man of God, and shut the door behind him and left. 22Then she called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so that I may run to the man of God and return.” 23But he said, “Why are you going to him today? It is neither 4new moon nor Sabbath.” So she just said, “It will be fine.” 24Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, “Drive the donkey and go on; do not slow down 5the pace for me unless I tell you.” 25So she went on and came to the man of God at 6Mount Carmel.
When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Behold, that person there is the Shunammite. 26Please run now to meet her and say to her, ‘Is it going well for you? Is it going well for your husband? Is it going well for the child?’” Then she 7answered, “It is going well.” 27But she came to the man of God 8at the hill and took hold of his feet. And Gehazi came up to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is 9troubled within her; and the Lord has concealed it from me and has not informed 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 4:26 Lit said ↩
- 8. 2 Kings 4:27 2 Kin 4:25 ↩
- 9. 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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