New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 8:3
3Then at the end of seven years, the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went to 1appeal to the king for her house and for her field.
2 Kings 8:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
- New International Version (NIV)At the end of the seven years she came back from the land of the Philistines and went to appeal to the king for her house and land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And at the end of the seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to appeal to the king for her house and her land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It came to pass, at the end of seven years, that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went to make an appeal to the king for her house and for her land.
Context of 2 Kings 8:3
1Now Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go with your household, and live wherever you can live; for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will indeed come on the land for seven years.” 2So the woman arose and acted in accordance with the word of the man of God: she went with her household and resided in the land of the Philistines for seven years. Then at the end of seven years, the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went to appeal to the king for her house and for her field. 4Now the king was speaking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please report to me all the great things that Elisha has done.” 5And as he was reporting to the king how he had restored to life the one who was dead, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life appealed to the king for her house and for her field. And Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.”
Read all of 2 Kings 82 Kings 8:3 word by word
וַיְהִ֗י מִקְצֵה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וַתָּ֥שָׁב הָאִשָּׁ֖ה מֵאֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַתֵּצֵא֙ לִצְעֹ֣ק אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־בֵּיתָ֖הּ וְאֶל־שָׂדָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
- Then at the endקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
- of sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- from the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
- and she wentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- appealצָעַקtsâ‛aq · to cryH6817
- to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- for her houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- and for her fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
Cross-references for 2 Kings 8:3
- 2 Kings 8:6When the king asked the woman, she told everything to him. So the king appointed an officer for her, saying, “Restore all that was hers and all the produce of the field from the day that she left the land even until now.”
- 2 Kings 4:13And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Behold, you have taken trouble for us with all this care; what can I do for you? Would you like me to speak for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’” But she answered, “I live among my own people.”
- 2 Kings 6:26And as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, “Help, my lord the king!”
- 2 Samuel 14:4Now when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself, and said, “Help, O king!”
- Psalms 82:3Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
- Jeremiah 22:16He pled the cause of the afflicted and the poor, Then it was well. Is that not what it means to know Me?” Declares the Lord.
- Luke 18:3Now there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my opponent.’
Commentaries on 2 Kings 8:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3During the Shunammite‘s absence in Philistia, her dwelling and her grain-fields had been appropriated by some one who refused to restore them. She therefore determined to appeal to the king. Such direct appeals are common in Oriental countries. Compare 2 Kings 6:26; 2 Samuel 14:4; 1 Kings 3:16.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3appeal for her house and her land: Her property might have been held in trust or taken away.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land--In consequence of her long-continued absence from the country, her possessions were occupied by her kindred, or had been confiscated by the crown. No statute in the law of Moses ordained that alienation. But the innovation seems to have been adopted in Israel.Read the comment
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- 1. 2 Kings 8:3 Lit cry out ↩
Commentaries on 2 Kings 8
- 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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