2 Kings 4:8
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.
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- Josh 19:18 : 18 Their assigned land included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
- 2 Sam 19:32 : 32 But Barzillai was very old– eighty years old, in fact– and he had taken care of the king when he stayed in Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man.
- 1 Kgs 1:3 : 3 So they looked through all Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
- 2 Kgs 4:11-12 : 11 One day Elisha came for a visit; he went into the upper room and rested. 12 He told his servant Gehazi,“Ask the Shunammite woman to come here.” So he did so and she came to him.
- 2 Kgs 4:18 : 18 The boy grew and one day he went out to see his father who was with the harvest workers.
- Job 1:3 : 3 His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.
- Job 32:9 : 9 It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.
- Prov 7:21 : 21 She turned him aside with her persuasions; with her smooth talk she was enticing him along.
- Luke 1:15 : 15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
- Luke 14:23 : 23 So the master said to his slave,‘Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.
- Luke 24:29 : 29 but they urged him,“Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening and the day is almost done.” So he went in to stay with them.
- Judg 19:20 : 20 The 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.”
- 1 Sam 28:4 : 4 The Philistines assembled; they came and camped at Shunem. Saul mustered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
- Gen 19:3 : 3 But 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.
- Acts 16:15 : 15 After she and her household were baptized, she urged us,“If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house.” And she persuaded us.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- 2 Kgs 4:9-1810 verses82%
9She said to her husband,“Look, I’m sure that the man who regularly passes through here is a very special prophet.
10Let’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.”
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.”
14So he asked Gehazi,“What can I do for her?” Gehazi replied,“She has no son, and her husband is old.”
15Elisha told him,“Ask her to come here.” So he did so and she came and stood in the doorway.
16He 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!”
17The woman did conceive, and at the specified time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.
18The boy grew and one day he went out to see his father who was with the harvest workers.
- 2 Kgs 4:21-277 verses76%
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.”
24She saddled the donkey and told her servant,“Lead on. Do not stop unless I say so.”
25So 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.
26Now, run to meet her and ask her,‘Are you well? Are your husband and the boy well?’” She told Gehazi,“Everything’s fine.”
27But 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.”
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7She 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.”
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15He then said to him,“Come home with me and eat something.”
- 2 Kgs 4:36-383 verses72%
36Elisha 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.”
37She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed down. Then she picked up her son and left.
38Elisha Makes a Meal Edible Now Elisha went back to Gilgal, while there was famine in the land. Some of the prophets were visiting him and he told his servant,“Put the big pot on the fire and boil some stew for the prophets.”
- 2 Kgs 8:1-66 verses72%
1Elisha 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.”
2So the woman did as the prophet said. She and her family went and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years.
3After 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.
4Now the king was talking to Gehazi, the prophet’s servant, and said,“Tell me all the great things which Elisha has done.”
5While 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!”
6The king asked the woman about it, and she gave him the details. The king assigned a eunuch to take care of her request and ordered him,“Give her back everything she owns, as well as the amount of crops her field produced from the day she left the land until now.”
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15She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family.
- 1 Kgs 17:9-113 verses71%
9“Get up, go to Zarephath in Sidonian territory, and live there. I have already told a widow who lives there to provide for you.”
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.”
- 1 Sam 28:22-243 verses70%
22Now it’s your turn to listen to your servant! Let me set before you a bit of bread so that you can eat. When you regain your strength, you can go on your way.”
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.
24Now the woman had a well-fed calf at her home that she quickly slaughtered. Taking some flour, she kneaded it and baked bread without leaven.
- 2 Kgs 4:1-22 verses70%
1Elisha 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.”
2Elisha 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.”
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42Elisha Miraculously Feeds a Hundred People Now a man from Baal Shalisha brought some food for the prophet– twenty loaves of bread made from the firstfruits of the barley harvest, as well as fresh ears of grain. Elisha said,“Set it before the people so they may eat.”
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19So the prophet went back with him. He ate food in his house and he drank water.
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26While the king of Israel was passing by on the city wall, a woman shouted to him,“Help us, my master, O king!”
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17After this the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe.
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13Elijah said to her,“Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you planned. But first make me a small cake and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son.
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44So he set it before them; they ate and had some left over, just as in the LORD’S message.
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25But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the sky was shut up three and a half years, and there was a great famine over all the land.
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5On the fourth day they woke up early and the Levite got ready to leave. But the girl’s father said to his son-in-law,“Have a bite to eat for some energy, then you can go.”
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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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28Then the king asked her,“What’s your problem?” She answered,“This woman said to me,‘Hand over your son; we’ll eat him today and then eat my son tomorrow.’