2 Kings 4:11-17
New American Standard Bible
11 Now [a]one day he came there, and turned in to the upper room and [b]rested. 12 Then he said to his servant (A)Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite.” And when he had called her, she stood before him. 13 And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Behold, you have taken trouble for us with all this [c]care; what can I do for you? [d]Would you like me to speak for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’” But she [e]answered, “I live among my own people.” 14 So he said, “What then is to be done for her?” And Gehazi [f]answered, “It is a fact that she has no son, and her husband is old.” 15 He then said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the doorway. 16 Then he said, “(B)At this season [g]next year, you are going to embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, you man of God, (C)do not lie to your servant.”
17 Now the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at that season [h]the next year, as Elisha had told her.
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- 2 Kings 4:11 Lit the day came that
- 2 Kings 4:11 Lit lay there
- 2 Kings 4:13 Lit fear
- 2 Kings 4:13 Lit Is it to speak
- 2 Kings 4:13 Lit said
- 2 Kings 4:14 Lit said
- 2 Kings 4:16 Lit when the time revives
- 2 Kings 4:17 Lit when the time revived
2 Kings 4:11-17
Christian Standard Bible
The Shunammite Woman’s Son
11 One day he came there and stopped at the upstairs room to lie down. 12 He ordered his attendant Gehazi,(A) “Call this Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she stood before him.
13 Then he said to Gehazi, “Say to her, ‘Look, you’ve gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you?(B) Can we speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?’”
She answered, “I am living among my own people.”
14 So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?”
Gehazi answered, “Well, she has no son, and her husband is old.”
15 “Call her,” Elisha said. So Gehazi called her, and she stood in the doorway. 16 Elisha said, “At this time next year you will have a son in your arms.”(C)
Then she said, “No, my lord. Man of God, do not lie to your servant.”(D)
17 The woman conceived and gave birth to a son at the same time the following year, as Elisha had promised her.
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