2 Kings 4:12

Contextual Overview

⁸One day Elisha went to Shunem. A prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to eat some food. So whenever he passed by, he stopped there to eat. ⁸ It fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread. 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. ⁸ One day Elisha went on to Shunem, where a wealthy woman lived, who urged him to eat some food. So whenever he passed that way, he would turn in there to eat food. ⁸ One day Elisha went to Shunem, where an important woman lived. She begged Elisha to stay and eat. So every time Elisha passed by, he stopped there to eat. ⁸ One day Elisha traveled to Shunem, where a prominent woman lived. She insisted that he stop for a meal. So whenever he was passing through, he would stop in there for a meal. ⁸Now there came a day when Elisha went over to Shunem, where there was a prominent and influential woman, and she persuaded him to eat a meal. Afterward, whenever he passed by, he stopped there for a meal. ⁸ Now a day came when Elisha went over to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman, and she urged him to eat food. And so it was, as often as he passed by, that he turned in there to eat food. ⁸ And on a time Elisha came to Shunem, and there a woman of great estimation constrained him to eate bread: and as he passed by, he turned in thither to eate bread. ⁸Now there came a day when Elisha passed over to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman, and she prevailed upon him to eat food. Now it happened, as often as he passed by, that he turned in there to eat food.

Bible Verse Review
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Gehazi: 2 Kings 4:29-31, 2 Kings 5:20-27, 2 Kings 8:4, 2 Kings 8:5

servant: 2 Kings 3:11, 1 Kings 18:43, 1 Kings 19:3, Acts 13:5

Reciprocal: Joshua 19:18 - Shunem 2 Kings 4:8 - Shunem 2 Kings 4:36 - Call this Shunammite 2 Kings 4:43 - his servitor

Cross-References

Genesis 4:3
As time passed, it happened that Kayin brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.

Genesis 4:3
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord .

Genesis 4:3
And in the course of time Cain brought an offering from the fruit of the ground to Yahweh,

Genesis 4:3
Later, Cain brought some food from the ground as a gift to God.

Genesis 4:3
At the designated time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering to the Lord .

Genesis 4:3
And in the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground.

Genesis 4:3
So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.

Genesis 4:3
And in processe of time it came to passe, that Kain brought an oblation vnto the Lorde of the fruite of the ground.

Genesis 4:3
So it happened in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh of the fruit of the ground.

Genesis 4:3
One day, Cain gave part of his harvest to the Lord ,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said to Gehazi his servant,.... Who attended him wherever he went, and ministered to him, and lay very probably in the same chamber with him; he might be one of the sons of the prophets:

call this Shunammite; tell her I desire to speak with her:

and when he had called her, she stood before him; at the door of the chamber, in great reverence of him, and with much humility, waiting to hear what he had to say to her: this must be understood after what had further passed between Elisha and Gehazi, and between Gehazi and the woman, who returned to his master, and acquainted him with what she had said to him, upon which he was sent to call her, and she came.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 4:12. Gehazi his servant — This is the first time we hear of this very indifferent character.