2 Kings 8:3

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

1Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “Take your family and move to some other place, for the Lord has called for a famine on Israel that will last for seven years.” 2So the woman did as the man of God instructed. She took her family and settled in the land of the Philistines for seven years. After the famine ended she returned from the land of the Philistines, and she went to see the king about getting back her house and land. 4As she came in, the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God. The king had just said, “Tell me some stories about the great things Elisha has done.” 5And Gehazi was telling the king about the time Elisha had brought a boy back to life. At that very moment, the mother of the boy walked in to make her appeal to the king about her house and land. “Look, my lord the king!” Gehazi exclaimed. “Here is the woman now, and this is her son—the very one Elisha brought back to life!”

2 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass at the sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• years’שָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• endקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• that the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• and she went forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• to cryצָעַקtsâ‛aq · to cryH6817
• unto the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• for her houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and for her landשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704

Cross-references for 2 Kings 8:3

• 2 Kings 8:6“Is this true?” the king asked her. And she told him the story. So he directed one of his officials to see that everything she had lost was restored to her, including the value of any crops that had been harvested during her absence.
• 2 Kings 4:13Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tell her, ‘We appreciate the kind concern you have shown us. What can we do for you? Can we put in a good word for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’” “No,” she replied, “my family takes good care of me.”
• 2 Kings 6:26One day as the king of Israel was walking along the wall of the city, a woman called to him, “Please help me, my lord the king!”
• 2 Samuel 14:4When the woman from Tekoa approached the king, she bowed with her face to the ground in deep respect and cried out, “O king! Help me!”
• Psalms 82:3“Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
• Jeremiah 22:16He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn’t that what it means to know me?” says the Lord.
• Luke 18:3A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.’

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

Topics related to 2 Kings 8:3

• Elisha
• Judge
• King
• Land
• Petition
• Property

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Gehazi
• Hazael
• Oppression
• Restore
• Shunem
• Agrarian Laws
• Daniel, Book of
• Elisha
• Jehoahaz

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