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Genesis 15:2 KJV
Genesis · chapter 15 · verse 2
And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?Genesis 15:2 · King James Version
Genesis 15:2 in context
1After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
2And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
3And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
4And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childlessʻărîyrîybareH6185 →
- stewardbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- stewardmesheqpossessionH4943 →
- AbramʼAbrâmAbram, the original name of AbrahamH87 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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We have here the assurance given to Abram of a numerous offspring which should descend from him, in which observe, I. Abram's repeated complaint, Gen 15:2, Gen 15:3. This was that which gave occasion to this promise. The great affliction that sat heavy upon Abram was the want of a child;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 2-6