2 Kings 4:22

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

She 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.”

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 4:24 : 24 She saddled the donkey and told her servant,“Lead on. Do not stop unless I say so.”
  • 2 Kgs 4:26 : 26 Now, run to meet her and ask her,‘Are you well? Are your husband and the boy well?’” She told Gehazi,“Everything’s fine.”
  • John 11:3 : 3 So the sisters sent a message to Jesus,“Lord, look, the one you love is sick.”
  • Acts 9:38 : 38 Because Lydda was near Joppa, when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him and urged him,“Come to us without delay.”

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  • 85%

    23 He said,“Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon or the Sabbath.” She said,“Everything’s fine.”

    24 She saddled the donkey and told her servant,“Lead on. Do not stop unless I say so.”

    25 So she went to visit the prophet at Mount Carmel. When he saw her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi,“Look, it’s the Shunammite woman.

    26 Now, run to meet her and ask her,‘Are you well? Are your husband and the boy well?’” She told Gehazi,“Everything’s fine.”

    27 But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said,“Leave her alone, for she is very upset. The LORD has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn’t tell me about it.”

    28 She said,“Did I ask my master for a son? Didn’t I say,‘Don’t mislead me?’”

    29 Elisha told Gehazi,“Tuck your robes into your belt, take my staff, and go! Don’t stop to exchange greetings with anyone! Place my staff on the child’s face.”

    30 The mother of the child said,“As certainly as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So Elisha got up and followed her back.

    31 Now Gehazi went on ahead of them. He placed the staff on the child’s face, but there was no sound or response. When he came back to Elisha he told him,“The child did not wake up.”

  • 21 She went up and laid him down on the prophet’s bed. She shut the door behind her and left.

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    12 He told his servant Gehazi,“Ask the Shunammite woman to come here.” So he did so and she came to him.

    13 Elisha 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.”

    14 So he asked Gehazi,“What can I do for her?” Gehazi replied,“She has no son, and her husband is old.”

    15 Elisha told him,“Ask her to come here.” So he did so and she came and stood in the doorway.

    16 He said,“About this time next year you will be holding a son.” She said,“No, my master! O prophet, do not lie to your servant!”

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    36 Elisha called to Gehazi and said,“Get the Shunammite woman.” So he did so and she came to him. He said to her,“Take your son.”

    37 She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed down. Then she picked up her son and left.

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    13 He then told his sons,“Saddle the donkey for me.” When they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it

    14 and took off after the prophet, whom he found sitting under an oak tree. He asked him,“Are you the prophet from Judah?” He answered,“Yes, I am.”

  • 27 He told his sons,“Saddle my donkey.” So they saddled it.

  • 2 Kgs 4:1-2
    2 verses
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    1 Elisha Helps a Widow and Her Sons Now a wife of one of the prophets appealed to Elisha for help, saying,“Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the LORD. Now the creditor is coming to take away my two boys to be his servants.”

    2 Elisha said to her,“What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered,“Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of olive oil.”

  • 2 Kgs 4:9-10
    2 verses
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    9 She said to her husband,“Look, I’m sure that the man who regularly passes through here is a very special prophet.

    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.”

  • 3 her husband came after her, hoping he could convince her to return. He brought with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father’s house and the girl’s father saw him, he greeted him warmly.

  • 23 So this is what happened after he had eaten food and drunk water. The old prophet saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.

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    17 After this the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe.

    18 She asked Elijah,“Why, prophet, have you come to me to confront me with my sin and kill my son?”

    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.

    20 Then he called out to the LORD,“O LORD, my God, are you also bringing disaster on this widow I am staying with by killing her son?”

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    10 So 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.”

    11 As she went to get it, he called out to her,“Please bring me a piece of bread.”

  • 7 She went and told the prophet. He said,“Go, sell the olive oil. Repay your creditor, and then you and your sons can live off the rest of the profit.”

  • 18 The boy grew and one day he went out to see his father who was with the harvest workers.

  • 4 Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said.

  • 2 Kgs 8:1-3
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    1 Elisha Again Helps the Shunammite Woman Now Elisha advised the woman whose son he had brought back to life,“You and your family should go and live somewhere else for a while, for the LORD has decreed that a famine will overtake the land for seven years.”

    2 So the woman did as the prophet said. She and her family went and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

    3 After seven years the woman returned from the land of the Philistines and went to ask the king to give her back her house and field.

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    16 They said to him,“Look, there are fifty capable men with your servants. Let them go and look for your master, for the wind sent from the LORD may have carried him away and dropped him on one of the hills or in one of the valleys.” But Elisha replied,“Don’t send them out.”

    17 But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said,“Send them out.” They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah.

  • 5 So she left him and closed the door behind her and her sons. As they were bringing the containers to her, she was pouring the olive oil.

  • 20 Riding on her donkey, she went down under cover of the mountain. David and his men were coming down to meet her, and she encountered them.

  • 5 While Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life, the woman whose son he had brought back to life came to ask the king for her house and field. Gehazi said,“My master, O king, this is the very woman and this is her son whom Elisha brought back to life!”

  • 28 He said to her,“Get up, let’s leave!” But there was no response. He put her on the donkey and went home.

  • 20 He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said,“Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you.” Elijah said to him,“Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?”

  • 1 Jehu Becomes King Now Elisha the prophet summoned a member of the prophetic guild and told him,“Tuck your robes into your belt, take this container of olive oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.

  • 13 The king ordered,“Go, find out where he is, so I can send some men to capture him.” The king was told,“He is in Dothan.”

  • 2 When you leave me today, you will find two men near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah on Benjamin’s border. They will say to you,‘The donkeys you have gone looking for have been found. Your father is no longer concerned about the donkeys but has become anxious about you two! He is asking,“What should I do about my son?”’

  • 29 The old prophet picked up the prophet’s body, put it on the donkey, and brought it back. The old prophet then entered the city to mourn him and to bury him.