2 Kings 4:7-19
1599 Geneva Bible
7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go and sell the oil, and pay them that thou art in debt unto, and live thou and thy children of the [a]rest.
8 ¶ And on a time Elisha came to Shunem, and there a woman of great estimation constrained him to eat bread: and as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
9 And she said unto her husband, Behold, I know now, that this is an holy man of God that passeth by us continually.
10 Let us make [b]him a little chamber, I pray thee, with walls, and let us set him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick, that he may turn in thither when he cometh to us.
11 ¶ And on a day, he came thither and turned into the chamber, and lay therein,
12 And said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite: and when he called her, she stood before him.
13 Then he said unto him, Say unto her now, Behold, thou hast had all this great care for us, [c]what shall we do for thee? Is there anything to be spoken for thee to the king or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I [d]dwell among mine own people.
14 Again he said, What is then to be done for her? Then Gehazi answered, Indeed she hath [e]no son, and her husband is old.
15 Then said he, Call her. And he called her, and she stood in the door.
16 And he said, (A)At this time appointed, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Oh my Lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
17 So the woman conceived, and bore a son at that same season, according to the time of life, that Elisha had said unto her.
18 ¶ And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father, and to the reapers.
19 And he said to his father, [f]Mine head, mine head. Who said to his servant, Bear him to his mother.
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- 2 Kings 4:7 God here did not only provide for his servant, that his debts should be paid and so kept his doctrine and profession without slander, but also for his wife and children.
- 2 Kings 4:10 Which should be separate from the rest of the house, that he might more commodiously give himself to study and prayers.
- 2 Kings 4:13 Thus the servants of God are not unthankful for the benefits they receive.
- 2 Kings 4:13 I am content with that that God hath sent me, and can want nothing that one can do for another.
- 2 Kings 4:14 Which then was a reproach, and therefore he would that his master should pray to God for her that she might be fruitful.
- 2 Kings 4:19 His head ached sore, and therefore he cried thus.
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