New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 4:12-25
12Then he saidH559 to his servantH5288 1GehaziH1522, “CallH7121 thisH2088 ShunammiteH7767.” And when he had calledH7121 her, she stoodH5975 beforeH6440 him. 13And he saidH559 to him, “SayH559 nowH4994 to her, ‘BeholdH2009, you have takenH2729 troubleH2729 for us with allH3605 thisH2088 2careH2731; whatH4100 can I doH6213 for you? 3WouldH3426 you likeH3426 me to speakH1696 for you to the kingH4428 orH176 to the commanderH8269 of the armyH6635?’” But she 4answeredH559, “I liveH3427 amongH8432 my own peopleH5971.” 14So he saidH559, “WhatH4100 then is to be doneH6213 for her?” And GehaziH1522 5answeredH559, “It is a factH61 that she hasH369 noH369 sonH1121, and her husbandH376 isH2204 oldH2204.” 15He then saidH559, “CallH7121 her.” When he had calledH7121 her, she stoodH5975 in the doorwayH6607. 16Then he saidH559, “6At thisH2088 seasonH4150 7nextH2416 yearH6256, you are going to embraceH2263 a sonH1121.” And she saidH559, “NoH408, my lordH113, you manH376 of GodH430, 8do not lieH3576 to your servantH8198.”
17Now the womanH802 conceivedH2029 and gaveH3205 birthH3205 to a sonH1121 at that seasonH4150 9the nextH2416 yearH6256, as ElishaH477 had toldH1696 her.
18When the childH3206 was grownH1431, the dayH3117 cameH1961 that he wentH3318 outH3318 to his fatherH1, to the reapersH7114. 19And he saidH559 to his fatherH1, “My headH7218, my headH7218!” And his father saidH559 to his servantH5288, “CarryH5375 him to his motherH517.” 20When he had carriedH5375 him and broughtH935 him to his motherH517, he satH3427 on her 10lapH1290 untilH5704 noonH6672, and then he diedH4191. 21And she wentH5927 upH5927 and 11laidH7901 him on the bedH4296 of 12the manH376 of GodH430, and shutH5462 the door behindH1157 him and leftH3318. 22Then she calledH7121 to her husbandH376 and saidH559, “PleaseH4994 sendH7971 me oneH259 of the servantsH5288 and oneH259 of the donkeysH860, so that I may runH7323 to the manH376 of GodH430 and returnH7725.” 23But he saidH559, “WhyH4069 are you goingH1980 to him todayH3117? It is neitherH3808 13newH2320 moonH2320 norH3808 SabbathH7676.” So she just saidH559, “It will be fineH7965.” 24Then she saddledH2280 the donkeyH860 and saidH559 to her servantH5288, “DriveH5090 the donkey and goH1980 on; do not slowH6113 downH6113 14the paceH7392 for me unlessH3588H518 I tellH559 you.” 25So she wentH1980 on and cameH935 to the manH376 of GodH430 at 15MountH2022 CarmelH3760.
When the manH376 of GodH430 sawH7200 her at a distanceH4480H5048, he saidH559 to GehaziH1522 his servantH5288, “BeholdH2009, thatH1975 personH1975 thereH1975 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 fear ↩
- 3. 2 Kings 4:13 Lit Is it to speak ↩
- 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 ↩
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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