2 Kings 4:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And 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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    One day, Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman who urged him to stay for a meal. So whenever he passed by, he would stop there to eat.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And it fortuned at ye same tyme, that Eliseus wente vnto Sunem. And there was a riche woman, which helde him to eate with her: & as he passed oft thorow yt waye, he wete in vnto her: & ate wt her.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And on a time Elisha came to Shunem, and there a woman of great estimation constrained him to eate bread: and as he passed by, he turned in thither to eate bread.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it fell on a day, that Elisa came to Sunem, where was a great woman, that toke him in for to eate bread: And so it came to passe, that from that tyme foorth (as oft as he came that way) he turned in thyther to eate bread.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where [was] a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And [so] it was, [that] as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem, and there `is' a great woman, and she layeth hold on him to eat bread, and it cometh to pass, at the time of his passing over, he turneth aside thither to eat bread,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman; and she persuaded him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Elisha Gives Life to a Boy One day Elisha traveled to Shunem, where a prominent woman lived. She insisted that he stop for a meal. So whenever he was passing through, he would stop in there for a meal.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 19:18 : 18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
  • 2 Sam 19:32 : 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old; and he had provided the king with sustenance while he remained at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.
  • 1 Kgs 1:3 : 3 So they sought for a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
  • 2 Kgs 4:11-12 : 11 And it happened one day, that he came there, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. 12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
  • 2 Kgs 4:18 : 18 And when the child was grown, it happened one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
  • Job 1:3 : 3 His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
  • Job 32:9 : 9 Great men are not always wise, nor do the aged understand judgment.
  • Prov 7:21 : 21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield; with the flattering of her lips she prevailed over him.
  • Luke 1:15 : 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
  • Luke 14:23 : 23 And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
  • Luke 24:29 : 29 But they urged him, saying, Stay with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to stay with them.
  • Judg 19:20 : 20 And the old man said, "Peace be with you; however, let all your needs lie upon me; only do not lodge in the street."
  • 1 Sam 28:4 : 4 The Philistines assembled and camped in Shunem, and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they camped in Gilboa.
  • Gen 19:3 : 3 But he pressed upon them greatly, so they turned to him and entered his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
  • Acts 16:15 : 15 When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay. And she persuaded us.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Kgs 4:9-18
    10 verses
    82%

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

    10Let 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.

    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.

    14And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Truly she has no child, and her husband is old.

    15And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

    16And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, you shall embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your maidservant.

    17And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that season that Elisha had said to her, according to the time of life.

    18And when the child was grown, it happened one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

  • 2 Kgs 4:21-27
    7 verses
    76%

    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.

    24Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; do not slacken your pace for me, unless I tell you.

    25So she went and came to the man of God to Mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:

    26Run now, I pray you, to meet her, and say to her, Is it well with you? is it well with your husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

    27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD has hidden it from me, and has not told me.

  • 2 Kgs 4:7
    75%

    7Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and you and your children live on the rest.

  • 1 Kgs 13:15
    73%

    15Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.

  • 2 Kgs 4:36-38
    3 verses
    72%

    36And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, Take up your son.

    37Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.

    38And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.

  • 2 Kgs 8:1-6
    6 verses
    72%

    1Then Elisha spoke to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, and go you and your household, and stay wherever you can stay: for the LORD has called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land for seven years."

    2And the woman arose, and did according to the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and stayed in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

    3And it happened at the end of seven years, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went to plead to the king for her house and for her land.

    4And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, "Tell me, I beg you, all the great things that Elisha has done."

    5And it happened, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, "My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life."

    6And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, "Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now."

  • 1 Kgs 17:15
    72%

    15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her household, ate many days.

  • 1 Kgs 17:9-11
    3 verses
    71%

    9Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.

    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.

    11And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Please, bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.

  • 1 Sam 28:22-24
    3 verses
    70%

    22Now therefore, please listen also to the voice of your maidservant, and let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.

    23But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the ground and sat on the bed.

    24The woman had a fat calf in the house; she hurried, killed it, and took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.

  • 2 Kgs 4:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the LORD: and the creditor has come to take my two sons to be slaves.

    2And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house? And she said, Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a pot of oil.

  • 2 Kgs 4:42
    70%

    42And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk of it. And he said, Give to the people, that they may eat.

  • 1 Kgs 13:19
    69%

    19So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.

  • 2 Kgs 6:26
    69%

    26And as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

  • 1 Kgs 17:17
    68%

    17And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe, that there was no breath left in him.

  • 1 Kgs 17:13
    68%

    13And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go and do as you have said: but make a little cake for me first, and bring it to me, and afterward, make some for you and your son.

  • 2 Kgs 4:44
    68%

    44So he set it before them, and they ate, and left some, according to the word of the LORD.

  • Luke 4:25
    68%

    25But I tell you the truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine swept throughout all the land;

  • Judg 19:5
    68%

    5On the fourth day, when they woke up in the morning, he got up to depart, and the young woman's father said to his son-in-law, "Refresh yourself with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way."

  • Gen 19:3
    67%

    3But he pressed upon them greatly, so they turned to him and entered his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

  • 2 Kgs 6:28
    67%

    28And the king said to her, What troubles you? And she answered, This woman said to me, Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.