2 Kings 4:27
And she came to Elisha to the mountain, and laid hold of his feet; and Gehazi drew near to thrust her away. And Elisha said, Let her alone, for her soul is much grieved in her, and the Lord has hidden it from me, and has not told it me.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
28And she said, Did I ask a son of my lord? For did I not say, Do not deal deceitfully with me?
Cross References
Genesis 18:17And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham my servant what things I intend to do?
2 Samuel 7:3And Nathan said to the king, Go and do all that is in thy heart, for the Lord is with thee.
2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said, Nay, my Lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet that is in Israel reports to the king of Israel all the words whatsoever thou mayest say in thy bedchamber.
Proverbs 14:10If a man’s mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; 1 And when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride. 1
Amos 3:7For the Lord God will do nothing, without revealing instruction to his servants the prophets.
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 →