2 Kings 4:27
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away, but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is vexed within her, and LORD has hid it from me, and has n
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28Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? Did I not say, do not deceive me?
Cross References
Genesis 18:17And LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do,
2 Samuel 7:3And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart, for LORD is with thee.
2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said, No, my lord, O king, but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel tells the king of Israel the words that thou speak in thy bedchamber.
Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not intermeddle with its joy.
Amos 3:7Surely lord LORD will do nothing unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
Matthew 20:31And the multitude rebuked them, so that they would be quiet, but they cried out greater, saying, Be merciful to us, Lord, thou son of David.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 4:19-38
The Death of the Shunammite's Son; The Shunammite's Son Restored. ( b. c. 887.) 18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. 22 And she called unto her… Read the whole commentary →