2 Kings 4:27
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD has hid it from me, and has not told me.
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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 the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
2 Samuel 7:3And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in yours heart; for the LORD is with you.
2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber.
Proverbs 14:10The heart knows his own bitterness; and a stranger does not intermeddle with his joy.
Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Matthew 20:31And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, you 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 →