2 Kings 4:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

Let us make a little chamber, I pray you, 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 comes to us, that he shall turn in there.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Let’s make a small room on the roof with walls and furnish it with a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then, whenever he comes to us, he can stay there.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    let vs make hi a litle chamber of boordes, & set a bed, a table, a stole & a candelsticke therin, that whan he commeth vnto vs, he maye resorte thither.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Let vs make him a litle chamber, I pray thee, with walles, & let vs set him there a bed, and a table, and a stoole, and a candlesticke, that hee may turne in thither when hee commeth to vs.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Let vs make him a litle chamber I pray thee, with walles, & let vs set him there a bed, and a table, and a stoole, and a candelsticke: that he may turne in thyther when he commeth to vs.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Let us make, Please, a little chamber on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a lamp stand: and it shall be, when he comes to us, that he shall turn in there.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    let us make, I pray thee, a little upper chamber of the wall, and we set for him there a bed, and a table, and a high seat, and a candlestick; and it hath been, in his coming in unto us, he doth turn aside thither.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So let us make a little room on the wall; and put a bed there for him, and a table and a seat and a light; so that when he comes to us, he will be able to go in there.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Please let us make a little room on the wall. Let us set for him there a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp stand. It shall be, when he comes to us, that he shall turn in there."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Let’s make a small private upper room and furnish it with a bed, table, chair, and lamp. When he visits us, he can stay there.”

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 12:13 : 13 Distributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.
  • Matt 10:41-42 : 41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.
  • Mark 9:41 : 41 For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.
  • Luke 8:3 : 3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him out of their means.
  • Heb 10:24 : 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
  • Heb 13:2 : 2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by doing so some have entertained angels without knowing it.
  • 1 Pet 4:9-9 : 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 As every person has received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
  • 1 Kgs 17:19 : 19 And he said to her, Give me your son. And he took him out of her arms, and carried him up into the loft where he stayed, and laid him upon his own bed.
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 But the noble man devises noble things, and by noble things he will stand.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    84%

    11And it happened one day, that he came there, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.

    12And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

    13And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, you have been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for you? Would you be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among my own people.

  • 2 Kgs 4:8-9
    2 verses
    79%

    8And it happened one day, that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.

    9And she said to her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us continually.

  • Ruth 3:4
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    4And it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall mark the place where he shall lie, and you shall go in, and uncover his feet, and lie down; and he will tell you what you shall do.

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    73%

    17When he lifted up his eyes, he saw a traveler in the street of the city, and the old man said, "Where are you going? And where do you come from?"

    18He said to him, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah toward the side of Mount Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem in Judah, but now I am going to the house of the LORD, and there is no one who receives me into their house.

    19Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and there is bread and wine also for me, for your maidservant, and for the young man who is with your servants. There is no lack of anything."

    20And the old man said, "Peace be with you; however, let all your needs lie upon me; only do not lodge in the street."

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    73%

    13He said to his servant, "Come, let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night in Gibeah or in Ramah."

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    73%

    4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.

    5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort your hearts; after that you shall pass on, for therefore are you come to your servant. And they said, So do, as you have said.

  • 2 Kgs 6:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we live with you is too small for us.

    2Let us go, we pray you, to the Jordan, and take from there each man a beam, and let us make a place there where we may dwell. And he answered, Go.

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    71%

    2And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and spend the night, and wash your feet, and you shall rise early and go on your way. And they said, No; but we will stay in the street all night.

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    71%

    20Then he said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and if anyone comes and asks you, Is there a man here? you shall say, No.

  • 2 Kgs 4:21-23
    3 verses
    71%

    21And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

    22And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray you, one of the young men, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

    23And he said, Why will you go to him today? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

  • Gen 24:31-32
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    71%

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    70%

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    4And you shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and you shall bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

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    70%

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    70%

    15They turned aside there to go in to lodge in Gibeah, and when he went in, he sat down in a street of the city, for there was no one who took them into his house to lodge.

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    69%

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    69%

    25Moreover she said to him, "We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge."

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    69%

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    69%

    32The stranger did not lodge in the street, but I opened my doors to the traveler.

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    69%

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    69%

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  • 1 Kgs 19:6
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    6And he looked, and behold, there was a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water at his head. And he ate and drank, and lay down again.

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    10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow was there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Please, bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

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