2 Kings 4:10
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.”
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Referenced Verses
- Rom 12:13 : 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality.
- Matt 10:41-42 : 41 Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward.”
- Matt 25:40 : 40 And the king will answer them,‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
- Mark 9:41 : 41 For I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a cup of water because you bear Christ’s name will never lose his reward.
- Luke 8:3 : 3 and Joanna the wife of Cuza(Herod’s household manager), Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their own resources.
- Heb 10:24 : 24 And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good works,
- Heb 13:2 : 2 Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.
- 1 Pet 4:9-9 : 9 Show hospitality to one another without complaining. 10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
- 1 Kgs 17:19 : 19 He said to her,“Hand me your son.” He took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him down on his bed.
- Isa 32:8 : 8 An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security.
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- 2 Kgs 4:11-133 verses84%
11One day Elisha came for a visit; he went into the upper room and rested.
12He told his servant Gehazi,“Ask the Shunammite woman to come here.” So he did so and she came to him.
13Elisha said to Gehazi,“Tell her,‘Look, you have treated us with such great respect. What can I do for you? Can I put in a good word for you with the king or the commander of the army?’” She replied,“I’m quite secure.”
- 2 Kgs 4:8-92 verses79%
8Elisha 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.
9She said to her husband,“Look, I’m sure that the man who regularly passes through here is a very special prophet.
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4When he gets ready to go to sleep, take careful notice of the place where he lies down. Then go, uncover his legs, and lie down beside him. He will tell you what you should do.”
- Judg 19:17-215 verses73%
17When he looked up and saw the traveler in the town square, the old man said,“Where are you heading? Where do you come from?”
18The Levite said to him,“We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. That’s where I’m from. I had business in Bethlehem in Judah, but now I’m heading home. But no one has invited me into their home.
19We have enough straw and grain for our donkeys, and there is enough food and wine for me, your female servant, and the young man who is with your servants. We lack nothing.”
20The old man said,“Everything is just fine! I will take care of all your needs. But don’t spend the night in the town square.”
21So he brought him to his house and fed the donkeys. They washed their feet and had a meal.
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13He said to his servant,“Come on, we will go into one of the other towns and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”
- Gen 18:4-52 verses73%
4Let a little water be brought so that you may all wash your feet and rest under the tree.
5And let me get a bit of food so that you may refresh yourselves since you have passed by your servant’s home. After that you may be on your way.”“All right,” they replied,“you may do as you say.”
- 2 Kgs 6:1-22 verses72%
1Elisha Makes an Ax Head Float Some of the prophets said to Elisha,“Look, the place where we meet with you is too cramped for us.
2Let’s go to the Jordan. Each of us will get a log from there and we will build a meeting place for ourselves there.” He said,“Go.”
- Gen 19:2-32 verses71%
2He said,“Here, my lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house. Stay the night and wash your feet. Then you can be on your way early in the morning.”“No,” they replied,“we’ll spend the night in the town square.”
3But he urged them persistently, so they turned aside with him and entered his house. He prepared a feast for them, including bread baked without yeast, and they ate.
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20He said to her,“Stand watch at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes along and asks you,‘Is there a man here?’ say,‘No.’”
- 2 Kgs 4:21-233 verses71%
21She went up and laid him down on the prophet’s bed. She shut the door behind her and left.
22She called to her husband,“Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so I can go see the prophet quickly and then return.”
23He said,“Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon or the Sabbath.” She said,“Everything’s fine.”
- Gen 24:31-322 verses71%
31Laban said to him,“Come, you who are blessed by the LORD! Why are you standing out here when I have prepared the house and a place for the camels?”
32So Abraham’s servant went to the house and unloaded the camels. Straw and feed were given to the camels, and water was provided so that he and the men who were with him could wash their feet.
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15Elisha told him,“Ask her to come here.” So he did so and she came and stood in the doorway.
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15He then said to him,“Come home with me and eat something.”
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4You are to bring in the table and set out the things that belong on it; then you are to bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
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11When they got near Jebus, it was getting quite late and the servant said to his master,“Come on, let’s stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night in it.”
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15They stopped there and decided to spend the night in Gibeah. They came into the city and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them to spend the night.
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23But he refused, saying,“I won’t eat!” Both his servants and the woman urged him to eat, so he gave in. He got up from the ground and sat down on the bed.
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9When the man got ready to leave with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him,“Look! The day is almost over! Stay another night! Since the day is over, stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.”
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31Moses said,“Do not leave us, because you know places for us to camp in the wilderness, and you could be our guide.
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25We have plenty of straw and feed,” she added,“and room for you to spend the night.”
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6But the servant said to him,“Look, there is a man of God in this town. He is highly respected. Everything that he says really happens. Now let’s go there. Perhaps he will tell us where we should go from here.”
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32But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler–
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46He found favor with God and asked that he could find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.
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4His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay with him for three days, and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there.
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23“Whose daughter are you?” he asked.“Tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
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4Go and close the door behind you and your sons. Pour the olive oil into all the containers; set aside each one when you have filled it.”
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6He looked and right there by his head was a cake baking on hot coals and a jug of water. He ate and drank and then slept some more.
- 1 Kgs 17:10-112 verses68%
10So he got up and went to Zarephath. When he went through the city gate, there was a widow gathering wood. He called out to her,“Please give me a little water in a cup, so I can take a drink.”
11As she went to get it, he called out to her,“Please bring me a piece of bread.”
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6So the two of them sat down and had a meal together. Then the girl’s father said to the man,“Why not stay another night and have a good time!”
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24And he put the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle.
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14the lampstand for the light and its accessories, its lamps, and oil for the light;
- Josh 2:15-162 verses68%
15Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window.(Her house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.)
16She told them,“Head to the hill country, so the ones chasing you don’t find you. Hide from them there for three days, long enough for those chasing you to return. Then you can be on your way.”
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12One of his advisers said,“No, my master, O king. The prophet Elisha who lives in Israel keeps telling the king of Israel the things you say in your bedroom.”