Verse 23

2 Kings 4:23

Geneva Bible

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23 And he sayd, Wherefore wilt thou goe to him to day? it is neither newe moone nor Sabbath day. And she answered, All shalbe well.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר מַ֠דּוּעַ אתי אַ֣תְּ הלכתי הֹלֶ֤כֶת אֵלָי/ו֙ הַ/יּ֔וֹם לֹֽא חֹ֖דֶשׁ וְ/לֹ֣א שַׁבָּ֑ת וַ/תֹּ֖אמֶר שָׁלֽוֹם

English Translation

And he said, "Why have you come to me? You are walking to me today; it is not the new moon and it is not the Sabbath." And she said, "Peace."

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Chapter 4 Context

1 And one of the wiues of the sonnes of the Prophets cryed vnto Elisha, saying, Thy seruant mine husba... Focus ↗

2 Then Elisha saide vnto her, What shall I do for thee? tell mee, what hast thou at home? And she sayd... Focus ↗

3 And he sayde, Goe, and borowe thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, emptie vessels, and spare n... Focus ↗

4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the doore vpon thee and vpon thy sonnes, and powre out in... Focus ↗

5 So shee departed from him, and shut the doore vpon her, and vpon her sonnes. And they brought to her... Focus ↗

6 And when the vessels were full, shee sayde vnto her sonne, Bring mee yet a vessel. And hee said vnto... Focus ↗

7 Then shee came and tolde the man of God (Elohim). And he saide, Goe, and sell the oyle, and pay them... Focus ↗

8 And on a time Elisha came to Shunem, and there a woman of great estimation constrained him to eate b... Focus ↗

9 And she sayde vnto her husband, Beholde, I know now, that this is an holy man of God (Elohim) that p... Focus ↗

10 Let vs make him a litle chamber, I pray thee, with walles, and let vs set him there a bed, and a tab... Focus ↗

11 And on a day, hee came thither and turned into the chamber, and lay therein, Focus ↗

12 And sayd to Gehazi his seruant, Call this Shunammite: and when hee called her, she stood before him. Focus ↗

13 Then he sayd vnto him, Say vnto her now, Beholde, thou hast had all this great care for vs, what sha... Focus ↗

14 Againe he sayde, What is then to be done for her? Then Gehazi answered, In deede she hath no sonne,... Focus ↗

15 Then said he, Cal her. And hee called her, and shee stoode in the doore. Focus ↗

16 And he said, At this time appointed, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a sonne. And... Focus ↗

17 So the woman conceiued, and bare a sonne at that same season, according to the time of life, that El... Focus ↗

18 And when the childe was growen, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father, and to the reapers... Focus ↗

19 And he sayde to his father, Mine head, mine head. Who sayd to his seruant, Beare him to his mother. Focus ↗

20 And hee tooke him and brought him to his mother, and hee sate on her knees till noone, and dyed. Focus ↗

21 Then shee went vp, and layed him on the bed of the man of God (Elohim), and shut the doore vpon him,... Focus ↗

22 Then she called to her husband, and sayd, Send with me, I pray thee, one of the yong men and one of... Focus ↗

23 And he sayd, Wherefore wilt thou goe to him to day? it is neither newe moone nor Sabbath day. And sh...

24 Then she sadled an asse, and sayde to her seruant, Driue, and goe forward: staye not for me to get v... Focus ↗

25 So she went, and came vnto the man of God (Elohim) to mount Carmel. And when the man of God (Elohim)... Focus ↗

26 Runne nowe, I say, to meete her, and say vnto her, Art thou in health? is thine husband in health? a... Focus ↗

27 And when shee came to the man of God (Elohim) vnto the moutaine, she caught him by his feete: and Ge... Focus ↗

28 Then she said, Did I desire a sonne of my lord? did I not say, Deceiue me not? Focus ↗

29 Then he sayd to Gehazi, Gird thy loynes, and take my staffe in thine hand, and goe thy way: if thou... Focus ↗

30 And the mother of the childe sayde, As the Lord liueth, and as thy soule liueth, I will not leaue th... Focus ↗

31 But Gehazi was gone before them, and had layed the staffe vpon the face of the childe, but he neithe... Focus ↗

32 Then came Elisha into the house, and beholde, the childe was dead, and layed vpon his bedde. Focus ↗

33 He went in therefore, and shut the doore vpon them twayne, and prayed vnto the Lord. Focus ↗

34 After he went vp, and lay vpon the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes vpon his eies... Focus ↗

35 And hee went from him, and walked vp and downe in the house, and went vp and spred himselfe vpon him... Focus ↗

36 Then he called Gehazi, and sayd, Call this Shunammite. So he called her, which came in vnto him. And... Focus ↗

37 And she came, and fell at his feete, and bowed her selfe to the ground, and tooke vp her sonne, and... Focus ↗

38 Afterward Elisha returned to Gilgal, and a famine was in the land, and the children of the Prophets... Focus ↗

39 And one went out into the fielde, to gather herbes, and founde, as it were, a wilde vine, and gather... Focus ↗

40 So they powred out for the men to eate: and when they did eate of the pottage, they cryed out, and s... Focus ↗

41 Then he said, Bring meale. And hee cast it into the potte, and sayd, Powre out for the people, that... Focus ↗

42 Then came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God (Elohim) bread of the first fruits, e... Focus ↗

43 And his seruant answered, How shoulde I set this before an hundreth men? He sayd againe, Giue it vnt... Focus ↗

44 So he set it before them, and they did eate, and left ouer, according to the word of the Lord. Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 4 (44 verses)
Version: Geneva Bible

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