Verse 1
2 Kings 4:1
King James Version
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Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אִשָּׁ֣ה אַחַ֣ת מִ/נְּשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי הַ֠/נְּבִיאִים צָעֲקָ֨ה אֶל אֱלִישָׁ֜ע לֵ/אמֹ֗ר עַבְדְּ/ךָ֤ אִישִׁ/י֙ מֵ֔ת וְ/אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתָּ כִּ֣י עַבְדְּ/ךָ֔ הָיָ֥ה יָרֵ֖א אֶת יְהוָ֑ה וְ/הַ֨/נֹּשֶׁ֔ה בָּ֗א לָ/קַ֜חַת אֶת שְׁנֵ֧י יְלָדַ֛/י ל֖/וֹ לַ/עֲבָדִֽים
English Translation
And one woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, and the creditor has come to take my two children as slaves."
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Chapter 4 Context
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Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy se...
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And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she sa...
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Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours,
even empty vessels; borrow not a...
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And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out...
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So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought
the vessels to her;...
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And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel....
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Then she came and told the man of God (Elohim). And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and...
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8
And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where
was
a great woman; and she constrained hi...
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9
And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this
is an holy man of God (Elohim), whic...
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10
Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a ta...
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And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
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12
And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood befor...
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And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; wh...
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14
And he said, What then
is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her...
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15
And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
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And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she sai...
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And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to t...
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And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
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And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
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And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and
then di...
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And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God (Elohim), and shut
the door upon him, and...
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22
And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of th...
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23
And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day?
it is
neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she sai...
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24
Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not
thy riding for me...
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25
So she went and came unto the man of God (Elohim) to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man...
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26
Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her,
Is it
well with thee?
is it well with thy husb...
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And when she came to the man of God (Elohim) to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi cam...
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28
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
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Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou...
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30
And the mother of the child said,
As the LORD liveth, and
as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee....
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31
And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but
there was neith...
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And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead,
and laid upon his bed.
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He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
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34
And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes...
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35
Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: a...
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36
And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unt...
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37
Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and we...
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38
And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and
there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets
we...
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39
And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild go...
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40
So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that...
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41
But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast
it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, tha...
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42
And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God (Elohim) bread of the firstfruit...
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43
And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people...
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44
So he set
it before them, and they did eat, and left
thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
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