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2 Kings 4 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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The Widow’s Oil

(cf. 1Ki 17:14–16 )

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Now a woman^H802 of the wives^H802 of the sons^H1121 of the prophets^H5030 cried^H6817 out^H6817 to Elisha^H477, saying^H559, “Your servant^H5650 my husband^H376 is dead^H4191, and you know^H3045 that your servant^H5650 feared^H3372 the LORD^H3068; and the creditor^H5383 has come^H935 to take^H3947 my two^H8147 children^H3206 to be his slaves^H5650.”

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2Ki 4:2 - So Elisha^H477 said^H559 to her, “What^H4100 shall I do^H6213 for you? Tell^H5046 me, what^H4100 do you have^H3426 in the house^H1004?” And she said^H559, “Your servant^H8198 has^H369 nothing^H369^H3605 in the house^H1004 except^H3588^H518 a jar^H610 of oil^H8081.”

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2Ki 4:3 - Then he said^H559, “Go^H1980, [fn]borrow^H7592 containers^H3627 [fn]elsewhere^H2351 for yourself, empty^H7386 containers^H3627 from all^H3605 your neighbors^H7934—do not get^H4591 too few^H4591.

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2Ki 4:4 - “Then you shall come^H935 in^H935 and shut^H5462 the door^H1817 behind^H1157 you and your sons^H1121, and pour^H3332 into all^H3605 these^H428 containers^H3627; and you shall set^H5265 aside^H5265 what is full^H4392.”

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2Ki 4:5 - So she left^H1980^H4480 him and shut^H5462 the door^H1817 behind^H1157 her and her sons^H1121; they began bringing^H5066 the containers to her, and she poured^H3332 the oil.

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2Ki 4:6 - When the containers^H3627 were full^H4390, she said^H559 to her son^H1121, “Bring^H5066 me another^H5750 container^H3627.” But he said^H559 to her, “There^H369 [fn]are^H369 no^H369 more^H5750 containers^H3627.” Then the oil^H8081 stopped^H5975.

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2Ki 4:7 - So she came^H935 and told^H5046 the man^H376 of God^H430. And he said^H559, “Go^H1980, sell^H4376 the oil^H8081 and pay^H7999 your debt^H5386, and you and your sons^H1121 can live^H2421 on the rest^H3498.”

The Shunammite Woman

(cf. 1Ki 17:17–24 )

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Now a day^H3117 came^H1961 when Elisha^H477 went^H5674 over^H5674 to Shunem^H7766, where^H8033 there was a [fn]prominent^H1419 woman^H802, and she urged^H2388 him to eat^H398 [fn]food^H3899. And so it was, as often^H1767 as he passed^H5674 by^H5674, that he turned^H5493 in^H5493 there^H8033 to eat^H398 [fn]food^H3899.

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2Ki 4:9 - And she said^H559 to her husband^H376, “Behold^H2009 now^H4994, I am^H3045 aware^H3045 that this^H1931 is a holy^H6918 man^H376 of God^H430 passing^H5674 by us repeatedly^H8548.

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2Ki 4:10 - “Please^H4994, let’s make^H6213 a little^H6996 walled^H7023 upper^H5944 room^H5944, and let’s set^H7760 up^H7760 a bed^H4296 for him there^H8033, and a table^H7979, a chair^H3678, and a lampstand^H4501; then it shall be, when he comes^H935 to us, that he can turn^H5493 in^H5493 there^H8033.”

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Now [fn]one day^H3117 he came^H935 there^H8033, and turned^H5493 in^H5493 to the upper^H5944 room^H5944 and [fn]rested^H7901^H8033.

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2Ki 4:12 - Then he said^H559 to his servant^H5288 Gehazi^H1522, “Call^H7121 this^H2088 Shunammite^H7767.” And when he had called^H7121 her, she stood^H5975 before^H6440 him.

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2Ki 4:13 - And he said^H559 to him, “Say^H559 now^H4994 to her, ‘Behold^H2009, you have taken^H2729 trouble^H2729 for us with all^H3605 this^H2088 [fn]care^H2731; what^H4100 can I do^H6213 for you? [fn]Would^H3426 you like^H3426 me to speak^H1696 for you to the king^H4428 or^H176 to the commander^H8269 of the army^H6635?’” But she [fn]answered^H559, “I live^H3427 among^H8432 my own people^H5971.”

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2Ki 4:14 - So he said^H559, “What^H4100 then is to be done^H6213 for her?” And Gehazi^H1522 [fn]answered^H559, “It is a fact^H61 that she has^H369 no^H369 son^H1121, and her husband^H376 is^H2204 old^H2204.”

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2Ki 4:15 - He then said^H559, “Call^H7121 her.” When he had called^H7121 her, she stood^H5975 in the doorway^H6607.

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2Ki 4:16 - Then he said^H559, “At this^H2088 season^H4150 [fn]next^H2416 year^H6256, you are going to embrace^H2263 a son^H1121.” And she said^H559, “No^H408, my lord^H113, you man^H376 of God^H430, do not lie^H3576 to your servant^H8198.”

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Now the woman^H802 conceived^H2029 and gave^H3205 birth^H3205 to a son^H1121 at that season^H4150 [fn]the next^H2416 year^H6256, as Elisha^H477 had told^H1696 her.

The Shunammite’s Son

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When the child^H3206 was grown^H1431, the day^H3117 came^H1961 that he went^H3318 out^H3318 to his father^H1, to the reapers^H7114.

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2Ki 4:19 - And he said^H559 to his father^H1, “My head^H7218, my head^H7218!” And his father said^H559 to his servant^H5288, “Carry^H5375 him to his mother^H517.”

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2Ki 4:20 - When he had carried^H5375 him and brought^H935 him to his mother^H517, he sat^H3427 on her [fn]lap^H1290 until^H5704 noon^H6672, and then he died^H4191.

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2Ki 4:21 - And she went^H5927 up^H5927 and laid^H7901 him on the bed^H4296 of the man^H376 of God^H430, and shut^H5462 the door behind^H1157 him and left^H3318.

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2Ki 4:22 - Then she called^H7121 to her husband^H376 and said^H559, “Please^H4994 send^H7971 me one^H259 of the servants^H5288 and one^H259 of the donkeys^H860, so that I may run^H7323 to the man^H376 of God^H430 and return^H7725.”

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2Ki 4:23 - But he said^H559, “Why^H4069 are you going^H1980 to him today^H3117? It is neither^H3808 new^H2320 moon^H2320 nor^H3808 Sabbath^H7676.” So she just said^H559, “It will be fine^H7965.”

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2Ki 4:24 - Then she saddled^H2280 the donkey^H860 and said^H559 to her servant^H5288, “Drive^H5090 the donkey and go^H1980 on; do not slow^H6113 down^H6113 [fn]the pace^H7392 for me unless^H3588^H518 I tell^H559 you.”

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2Ki 4:25 - So she went^H1980 on and came^H935 to the man^H376 of God^H430 at Mount^H2022 Carmel^H3760.

When the man^H376 of God^H430 saw^H7200 her at a distance^H4480^H5048, he said^H559 to Gehazi^H1522 his servant^H5288, “Behold^H2009, that^H1975 person^H1975 there^H1975 is the Shunammite^H7767.

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2Ki 4:26 - “Please^H4994 run^H7323 now^H6258 to meet^H7122 her and say^H559 to her, ‘Is it going well^H7965 for you? Is it going well^H7965 for your husband^H376? Is it going well^H7965 for the child^H3206?’” Then she [fn]answered^H559, “It is going well^H7965.”

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2Ki 4:27 - But she came^H935 to the man^H376 of God^H430 at the hill^H2022 and took^H2388 hold^H2388 of his feet^H7272. And Gehazi^H1522 came^H5066 up^H5066 to push^H1920 her away^H1920, but the man^H376 of God^H430 said^H559, “Leave^H7503 her alone^H7503, for her soul^H5315 is^H4843 [fn]troubled^H4843 within her; and the LORD^H3068 has concealed^H5956 it from me and has not informed^H5046 me.”

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2Ki 4:28 - Then she said^H559, “Did I ask^H7592 for a son^H1121 from my lord^H113? Did I not say^H559, ‘Do not give^H7951 me false^H7951 hope^H7951’?”

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Then he said^H559 to Gehazi^H1522, “[fn]Get^H2296^H4975 ready^H2296^H4975 and take^H3947 my staff^H4938 in your hand^H3027, and go^H1980; if^H3588 you meet^H4672 anyone^H376, do not [fn]greet^H1288 him, and if^H3588 anyone^H376 [fn]greets^H1288 you, do not reply^H6030 to him. And lay^H7760 my staff^H4938 on the boy’s^H5288 face^H6440.”

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2Ki 4:30 - The mother^H517 of the boy^H5288 said^H559, “As surely as the LORD^H3068 lives^H2416 and you yourself^H5315 live^H2416, I will not leave^H5800 you.” So he got^H6965 up^H6965 and followed^H1980^H310 her.

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2Ki 4:31 - Then Gehazi^H1522 went^H5674 on^H5674 ahead^H6440 of them and laid^H7760 the staff^H4938 on the boy’s^H5288 face^H6440, but there^H369 was^H369 no^H369 sound^H6963 or^H369 [fn]response^H7182. So he returned^H7725 to meet^H7122 him and informed^H5046 him, saying^H559, “The boy^H5288 has not awakened^H6974.”

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When Elisha^H477 entered^H935 the house^H1004, behold^H2009 the boy^H5288 was dead^H4191, laid^H7901 on his bed^H4296.

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2Ki 4:33 - So he entered^H935 and shut^H5462 the door^H1817 behind^H1157 them both^H8147, and he prayed^H6419 to the LORD^H3068.

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2Ki 4:34 - Then he got^H5927 up^H5927 on the bed and lay^H7901 on the child^H3206, and put^H7760 his mouth^H6310 on his mouth^H6310, his eyes^H5869 on his eyes^H5869, his hands^H3709 on his hands^H3709, and he bent^H1457 down^H1457 on him; and the flesh^H1320 of the child^H3206 became^H2552 warm^H2552.

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2Ki 4:35 - Then he returned^H7725 and walked^H1980 in the house^H1004 back^H2008 and forth^H2008 once^H259, and went^H5927 up^H5927 and bent^H1457 down^H1457 on him; and the boy^H5288 sneezed^H2237 seven^H7651 times^H6471, then the boy^H5288 opened^H6491 his eyes^H5869.

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2Ki 4:36 - And he called^H7121 Gehazi^H1522 and said^H559, “Call^H7121 this^H2088 Shunammite^H7767.” So he called^H7121 her. And when she came^H935 to him, he said^H559, “Pick^H5375 up^H5375 your son^H1121.”

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2Ki 4:37 - Then she came^H935 in^H935 and fell^H5307 at his feet^H7272 and bowed^H2331 down^H2331 to the ground^H776, and she picked^H5375 up^H5375 her son^H1121 and left^H3318.

The Poisonous Stew

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When Elisha^H477 returned^H7725 to Gilgal^H1537, there was a famine^H7458 in the land^H776. [fn]As the sons^H1121 of the prophets^H5030 were sitting^H3427 in front^H6440 of him, he said^H559 to his servant^H5288, “Put^H8239 on the large^H1419 pot^H5518 and boil^H1310 stew^H5138 for the sons^H1121 of the prophets^H5030.”

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2Ki 4:39 - Then one^H259 went^H3318 out^H3318 into the field^H7704 to gather^H3950 mallow^H219, and found^H4672 a wild^H7704 vine^H1612 and gathered^H3950 from it his lap^H899 full^H4393 of wild^H7704 gourds^H6498; and he came^H935 and sliced^H6398 them into the pot^H5518 of stew^H5138, because^H3588 they did not know^H3045 what they were.

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2Ki 4:40 - So they poured^H3332 it out^H3332 for the men^H376 to eat^H398. But as they were eating^H398 the stew^H5138, they cried^H6817 out^H6817 and said^H559, “You man^H376 of God^H430, there is death^H4194 in the pot^H5518!” And they were^H3201 unable^H3808^H3201 to eat^H398.

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2Ki 4:41 - Then he said^H559, “Bring^H3947 flour^H7058.” And he threw^H7993 it into the pot^H5518, and said^H559, “Pour^H3332 it out^H3332 for the people^H5971 that they may eat^H398.” Then there was nothing^H3808^H1697 harmful^H7451 in the pot^H5518.

(cf. Mat 14:13–21; 15:32–39 )

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Now a man^H376 came^H935 from Baal-shalishah^H1190, and brought^H935 the man^H376 of God^H430 bread^H3899 of the first^H1061 fruits^H1061, twenty^H6242 loaves^H3899 of barley^H8184 and fresh^H3759 grain^H3759 in his sack^H6861. And Elisha said^H559, “Give^H5414 them to the people^H5971 that they may eat^H398.”

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2Ki 4:43 - But his attendant^H8334 said^H559, “How^H4100 am I to serve^H5414^H6440 this^H2088 to a hundred^H3967 men^H376?” Nevertheless he said^H559, “Give^H5414 them to the people^H5971 that they may eat^H398, for this^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 the LORD^H3068 says^H559: ‘They shall eat^H398 and have some left^H3498 over^H3498.’”

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2Ki 4:44 - So he served^H5414^H6440 it to them, and they ate^H398 and had some left^H3498 over^H3498, in accordance with the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068.

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