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2 Kings 4:7-9
New English Translation
2 Kings 4:7-9
New English Translation
7 She went and told the prophet.[a] He said, “Go, sell the olive oil. Repay your creditor, and then you and your sons can live off the rest of the profit.”
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8 One day Elisha traveled to Shunem, where a prominent[b] woman lived. She insisted that he stop for a meal.[c] So whenever he was passing through, he would stop in there for a meal.[d] 9 She said to her husband, “Look, I’m sure[e] that the man who regularly passes through here is a very special prophet.[f]
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- 2 Kings 4:7 tn Heb “man of God” (also in vv. 16, 22, 25, 27 [twice]).
- 2 Kings 4:8 tn Heb “great,” perhaps “wealthy.”
- 2 Kings 4:8 tn Or “she urged him to eat some food.”
- 2 Kings 4:8 tn Or “he would turn aside there to eat some food.”
- 2 Kings 4:9 tn Heb “I know.”
- 2 Kings 4:9 tn Heb “holy man of God.”
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