2 Kings 4:14

And he said to Giezi, What must we do for her? and Giezi his servant said, Indeed she has no son, and her husband is old.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, thou hast + 4:13 Gr. been astonished with all this astonishment.taken all this trouble for us; what should I do for thee? Hast thou any + 4:13 Gr. word or business.request to make to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she said, I dwell in the midst of my people.

15And he called her, and she stood by the door.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:17And Abraam fell upon his face, and laughed; and spoke in his heart, saying, Shall there be a child to one who is a hundred years old, and shall Sarrha who is ninety years old, bear?

Genesis 25:21And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebecca his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebecca conceived in her womb.

Judges 13:2And there was a man of Saraa, of the family of the kindred of Dan, and his name was Manoë, and his wife was barren, and bore not.

1 Samuel 1:8And Helkana her husband said to her, Anna: and she said to him, Here am I, my lord: and he said to her, What ails thee that thou weepest? and why dost thou not eat? and why does thy heart smite thee? am I not better to thee than ten children?

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 4:9-18

The Shunammite's Hospitality. ( b. c. 893.) 8 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. 9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, which passeth by us continually. 10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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