2 Kings 4:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then the woman became with child and gave birth to a son at the time named, in the year after, as Elisha had said to her.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 21:1 : 1 And the Lord came to Sarah as he had said and did to her as he had undertaken.
  • 1 Sam 1:19-20 : 19 And early in the morning they got up, and after worshipping before the Lord they went back to Ramah, to their house: and Elkanah had connection with his wife; and the Lord kept her in mind. 20 Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.
  • Ps 113:9 : 9 He gives the unfertile woman a family, making her a happy mother of children. Give praise to the Lord.
  • Luke 1:24-25 : 24 After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying, 25 The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.
  • Luke 1:36 : 36 Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.
  • Heb 11:11 : 11 And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;

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    14 So he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi made answer, Still there is this, she has no son and her husband is old.

    15 Then he said, Send for her. And in answer to his voice she took her place at the door.

    16 And Elisha said, At this time in the coming year you will have a son in your arms. And she said, No, my lord, O man of God, do not say what is false to your servant.

  • 2 Kgs 4:18
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    18 Now one day, when the child was older, he went out to his father to where the grain was being cut.

  • Gen 21:2
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    2 And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.

  • 1 Kgs 17:17-20
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    17 Now after this, the son of the woman of the house became ill, so ill that there was no breath in him.

    18 And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O man of God? have you come to put God in mind of my sin, and to put my son to death?

    19 And he said to her, Give your son to me. And lifting him out of her arms, he took him up to his room and put him down on his bed.

    20 And crying to the Lord he said, O Lord my God, have you sent evil even on the widow whose guest I am, by causing her son's death?

  • 1 Sam 1:20
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    20 Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.

  • 2 Kgs 4:36-37
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    36 And he gave orders to Gehazi, and said, Send for the Shunammite. And she came in answer to his voice. And he said, Take up your son.

    37 And she came in, and went down on her face to the earth at his feet; then she took her son in her arms and went out.

  • 1 Kgs 17:23-24
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    23 And Elijah took the child down from his room into the house and gave him to his mother and said to her, See, your son is living.

    24 Then the woman said to Elijah, Now I am certain that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true.

  • Luke 1:57
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    57 Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

  • 2 Kgs 8:1-3
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    1 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had given back to life, Go now, with all the people of your house, and get a living-place for yourselves wherever you are able; for by the word of the Lord, there will be great need of food in the land; and this will go on for seven years.

    2 So the woman got up and did as the man of God said; and she and the people of her house were living in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

    3 And when the seven years were ended, the woman came back from the land of the Philistines and went to the king with a request for her house and her land.

  • 2 Kgs 4:25-28
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    25 So she went, and came to Mount Carmel, to the man of God. And when the man of God saw her coming in his direction, he said to Gehazi, his servant, See, there is the Shunammite;

    26 Go quickly to her, and on meeting her say to her, Are you well? and your husband and the child, are they well? And she said in answer, All is well.

    27 And when she came to where the man of God was on the hill, she put her hands round his feet; and Gehazi came near with the purpose of pushing her away; but the man of God said, Let her be, for her soul is bitter in her; and the Lord has kept it secret from me, and has not given me word of it.

    28 Then she said, Did I make a request to my lord for a son? did I not say, Do not give me false words?

  • Judg 13:3
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    3 And the angel of the Lord came to the woman, and said to her, See now! though you have never given birth to children, you will be with child and give birth to a son.

  • Hos 1:8
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    8 Now when Lo-ruhamah had been taken from the breast, the woman gave birth to a son.

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    13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the Lord made her with child and she gave birth to a son.

  • Isa 8:3
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    3 And I went in to my wife, and she became with child, and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, Give him the name Maher-shalal-hash-baz,

  • Gen 30:23
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    23 And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.

  • 1 Sam 1:27
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    27 My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:

  • 2 Kgs 4:7-9
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    7 So she came to the man of God and gave him word of what she had done. And he said, Go and get money for the oil and make payment of your debt, and let the rest be for the needs of yourself and your sons.

    8 Now there came a day when Elisha went to Shunem, and there was a woman of high position living there, who made him come in and have a meal with her. And after that, every time he went by, he went into her house for a meal.

    9 And she said to her husband, Now I see that this is a holy man of God, who comes by day after day.

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    20 And every year Eli gave Elkanah and his wife a blessing, saying, May the Lord give you offspring by this woman in exchange for the child you have given to the Lord. And they went back to their house.

    21 And the Lord had mercy on Hannah and she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the young Samuel became older before the Lord.

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    2 And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.

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    32 And when Elisha came into the house he saw the child dead, stretched on his bed.

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    30 But the mother of the child said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not go back without you. So he got up and went with her.

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    5 And while he was giving the king the story of how Elisha had given life to the dead, the woman whose son had come back to life came to the king with a request for her house and her land. And Gehazi said, My lord king, this is the woman and this is her son, whose life Elisha gave back to him.

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    5 And the woman became with child; and she sent word to David that she was with child.

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