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2 Kings 4:14 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 4 · verse 14
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.2 Kings 4:14 · King James Version
2 Kings 4:14 in context
12And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
13And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
14And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
15And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
16And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- husbandʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- GehaziGêychăzîyGechazi, the servant of ElishaH1522 →
- VerilyʼăbâlnayH61 →
- childbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- doneʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
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The giving of a son to such as were old, and had been long childless, was an ancient instance of the divine power and favour, in the case of Abraham, and Isaac, and Manoah, and Elkanah; we find it here among the wonders wrought by Elisha.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-17