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2Ki 4:10 — Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Let us		Isa 32:8; Mat 10:41,42; Mat 25:40; Mar 9:41; Luk 8:3; Rom 12:13; Hbr 10:24; Hbr 13:2; 1Pe 4:9,10
a little chamber		An âleeyah, or oleäh, as the Arabs call it; a small back house annexed to the principal dwelling, in which the prophet could live in a great privacy as in his own house, and to which he could retire at pleasure, without breaking in upon the private affairs of the family, or being in his turn interrupted by them in his devotions. See the notes on Jdg 3:20. 1Ki 17:19

Correlating Passages

Let us

	Isa 32:8	But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
	Mat 10:41	He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
	Mat 10:42	And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold [water] only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
	Mat 25:40	And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.
	Mar 9:41	For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
	Luk 8:3	And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
	Rom 12:13	Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
	Hbr 10:24	And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
	Hbr 13:2	Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
	1Pe 4:9	Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
	1Pe 4:10	As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

a little chamber

	Jdg 3:20	And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of [his] seat.
	1Ki 17:19	And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Kings 4:10," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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