2 Kings 4:8

And it happened one day, that Elisha' passed over to Shunem, and there was a great woman, and she constrained him to eat bread; and it happened, that as oft as he passed by, he used to turn in thither to eat bread.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7Then came she and told it to the man of God; and he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and thou with thy children shalt live of the rest.

9And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, who passeth through by us continually.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:3And he pressed upon them greatly, and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they did eat.

Judges 19:20And the old man said, Peace be with thee; only let all thy wants lie upon me; at least lodge not in the street.

2 Samuel 19:32(19:33) Now Barzillai was very aged, eighty years old: and he had sustained the king while he lay at Machanayim; for he was a very great man.

2 Kings 4:11And it happened one day, that he came thither, and he turned into the upper chamber, and lay there.

Job 1:3And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and he had a very great store of servants: so that this man was greater than all the sons of the east.

Proverbs 7:21She seduced him by the abundance of her reasoning: by the flattery of her lips she misguided him.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 4:2-8

The Increase of the Widow's Oil. ( b. c. 894.) 1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord : and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad… Read the whole commentary →

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