New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 4:23-42
23But he saidH559, “WhyH4069 are you goingH1980 to him todayH3117? It is neitherH3808 1newH2320 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 2the paceH7392 for me unlessH3588H518 I tellH559 you.” 25So she wentH1980 on and cameH935 to the manH376 of GodH430 at 3MountH2022 CarmelH3760.
When the manH376 of GodH430 sawH7200 her at a distanceH4480H5048, he saidH559 to GehaziH1522 his servantH5288, “BeholdH2009, thatH1975 personH1975 thereH1975 is the ShunammiteH7767. 26PleaseH4994 runH7323 nowH6258 to meetH7122 her and sayH559 to her, ‘Is it going wellH7965 for you? Is it going wellH7965 for your husbandH376? Is it going wellH7965 for the childH3206?’” Then she 4answeredH559, “It is going wellH7965.” 27But she cameH935 to the manH376 of GodH430 5at the hillH2022 and tookH2388 holdH2388 of his feetH7272. And GehaziH1522 cameH5066 upH5066 to pushH1920 her awayH1920, but the manH376 of GodH430 saidH559, “LeaveH7503 her aloneH7503, for her soulH5315 isH4843 6troubledH4843 within her; and the LordH3068 has concealedH5956 it from me and has not informedH5046 me.” 28Then she saidH559, “Did I askH7592 for a sonH1121 from my lordH113? Did I not sayH559, ‘7Do not giveH7951 me falseH7951 hopeH7951’?”
29Then he saidH559 to GehaziH1522, “89GetH2296H4975 readyH2296H4975 and 10takeH3947 my staffH4938 in your handH3027, and goH1980; ifH3588 you meetH4672 anyoneH376, do not 1112greetH1288 him, and ifH3588 anyoneH376 13greetsH1288 you, do not replyH6030 to him. And 14layH7760 my staffH4938 on the boy’sH5288 faceH6440.” 30The motherH517 of the boyH5288 saidH559, “15As surely as the LordH3068 livesH2416 and you yourselfH5315 liveH2416, I will not leaveH5800 you.” So he gotH6965 upH6965 and followedH1980H310 her. 31Then GehaziH1522 wentH5674 onH5674 aheadH6440 of them and laidH7760 the staffH4938 on the boy’sH5288 faceH6440, but thereH369 wasH369 noH369 soundH6963 orH369 16responseH7182. So he returnedH7725 to meetH7122 him and informedH5046 him, sayingH559, “The boyH5288 17has not awakenedH7019.”
32When ElishaH477 enteredH935 the houseH1004, beholdH2009 the boyH5288 was deadH4191, laidH7901 on his bedH4296. 33So he enteredH935 and 18shutH5462 the doorH1817 behindH1157 them bothH8147, and he prayedH6419 to the LordH3068. 34Then 19he gotH5927 upH5927 on the bed and layH7901 on the childH3206, and putH7760 his mouthH6310 on his mouthH6310, his eyesH5869 on his eyesH5869, his handsH3709 on his handsH3709, and he bentH1457 downH1457 on him; and the fleshH1320 of the childH3206 becameH2552 warmH2552. 35Then he returnedH7725 and walkedH1980 in the houseH1004 backH2008 and forthH2008 onceH259, and wentH5927 upH5927 and 20bentH1457 downH1457 on him; and the boyH5288 sneezedH2237 sevenH7651 timesH6471, then the boyH5288 openedH6491 his eyesH5869. 36And he calledH7121 GehaziH1522 and saidH559, “CallH7121 thisH2088 ShunammiteH7767.” So he calledH7121 her. And when she cameH935 to him, he saidH559, “PickH5375 upH5375 your sonH1121.” 37Then she cameH935 inH935 and fellH5307 at his feetH7272 and bowedH2331 downH2331 to the groundH776, and 21she pickedH5375 upH5375 her sonH1121 and leftH3318.
38When ElishaH477 returnedH7725 to 22GilgalH1537, there was 23a famineH7458 in the landH776. 24As 25the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 26were sittingH3427 in frontH6440 of him, he saidH559 to his servantH5288, “27PutH8239 on the largeH1419 potH5518 and boilH1310 stewH5138 for the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030.” 39Then oneH259 wentH3318 outH3318 into the fieldH7704 to gatherH3950 mallowH219, and foundH4672 a wildH7704 vineH1612 and gatheredH3950 from it his lapH899 fullH4393 of wildH7704 gourdsH6498; and he cameH935 and slicedH6398 them into the potH5518 of stewH5138, becauseH3588 they did not knowH3045 what they were. 40So they pouredH3332 it outH3332 for the menH376 to eatH398. But as they were eatingH398 the stewH5138, they criedH6817 outH6817 and saidH559, “You manH376 of GodH430, there is 28deathH4194 in the potH5518!” And they wereH3201 unableH3808H3201 to eatH398. 41Then he saidH559, “BringH3947 flourH7058.” 29And he threwH7993 it into the potH5518, and saidH559, “PourH3332 it outH3332 for the peopleH5971 that they may eatH398.” Then there was nothingH3808H1697 harmfulH7451 in the potH5518.
42Now a manH376 cameH935 from Baal-shalishahH1190, and broughtH935 the manH376 of GodH430 breadH3899 of the firstH1061 fruitsH1061, twentyH6242 loavesH3899 of barleyH8184 and freshH3759 grainH3759 in his sackH6861. And Elisha saidH559, “30GiveH5414 them to the peopleH5971 that they may eatH398.”
Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 4:23 Num 10:10; 28:11; 1 Chr 23:31 ↩
- 2. 2 Kings 4:24 Lit riding ↩
- 3. 2 Kings 4:25 2 Kin 2:25 ↩
- 4. 2 Kings 4:26 Lit said ↩
- 5. 2 Kings 4:27 2 Kin 4:25 ↩
- 6. 2 Kings 4:27 Lit bitter ↩
- 7. 2 Kings 4:28 2 Kin 4:16 ↩
- 8. 2 Kings 4:29 Lit Belt up your waist ↩
- 9. 2 Kings 4:29 1 Kin 18:46; 2 Kin 9:1 ↩
- 10. 2 Kings 4:29 Ex 4:17; 2 Kin 2:14 ↩
- 11. 2 Kings 4:29 Lit bless ↩
- 12. 2 Kings 4:29 Luke 10:4 ↩
- 13. 2 Kings 4:29 Lit blesses ↩
- 14. 2 Kings 4:29 Ex 7:19, 20; 14:16 ↩
- 15. 2 Kings 4:30 2 Kin 2:2, 4 ↩
- 16. 2 Kings 4:31 Lit attentiveness ↩
- 17. 2 Kings 4:31 John 11:11 ↩
- 18. 2 Kings 4:33 2 Kin 4:4; Matt 6:6; Luke 8:51 ↩
- 19. 2 Kings 4:34 1 Kin 17:21-23 ↩
- 20. 2 Kings 4:35 1 Kin 17:21 ↩
- 21. 2 Kings 4:37 Heb 11:35 ↩
- 22. 2 Kings 4:38 2 Kin 2:1 ↩
- 23. 2 Kings 4:38 2 Kin 8:1 ↩
- 24. 2 Kings 4:38 Lit And ↩
- 25. 2 Kings 4:38 2 Kin 2:3 ↩
- 26. 2 Kings 4:38 Luke 10:39; Acts 22:3 ↩
- 27. 2 Kings 4:38 Ezek 11:3, 7, 11; 24:3 ↩
- 28. 2 Kings 4:40 Ex 10:17 ↩
- 29. 2 Kings 4:41 Ex 15:25; 2 Kin 2:21 ↩
- 30. 2 Kings 4:42 Matt 14:16-21; 15:32-38 ↩
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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