2 Kings 4:27

Contextual Overview

¹⁸The child grew and one day went out to his father and the harvesters. ¹⁸ When the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. ¹⁸ And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. ¹⁸ When the child had grown, he went out one day to his father among the reapers. ¹⁸ The boy grew up and one day went out to his father, who was with the grain harvesters. ¹⁸ The boy grew and one day he went out to see his father who was with the harvest workers. ¹⁸When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father, to the reapers. ¹⁸ When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father, to the reapers. ¹⁸ And when the childe was growen, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father, and to the reapers. ¹⁸Then the child was grown. And the day came that he went out to his father to the reapers.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

him by the feet: Heb. by his feet, Matthew 28:9, Luke 7:38

thrust: Matthew 15:23, Matthew 20:31, Mark 10:13, John 4:27, John 12:4-6

Let her alone: Mark 14:6, John 12:7

vexed: Heb. bitter, 1 Samuel 1:10, Job 10:1, Proverbs 14:10, Proverbs 18:14

hid it from me: 2 Kings 6:12, Genesis 18:17, 2 Samuel 7:3, Amos 3:7, John 15:15

Reciprocal: Joshua 1:1 - Moses' minister 1 Samuel 30:6 - grieved 1 Kings 1:27 - and thou 1 Kings 12:22 - General 1 Kings 14:5 - the Lord 2 Kings 4:37 - fell at his feet 2 Kings 6:9 - thither the Syrians Esther 8:3 - fell Job 3:20 - the bitter Job 7:11 - the anguish Job 27:2 - vexed my soul Psalms 109:22 - and my Proverbs 31:6 - of heavy hearts Isaiah 38:15 - in the Hebrews 11:35 - Women

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when she came to the man of God to the hill,.... To the top of it:

she caught him by the feet; in reverence to him, and as a supplicant, she prostrated herself at his feet, and, out of affection to him, caught hold on them, and held them fast, and determined not to leave him until he had promised to go with her, see Matthew 28:9. It was usual with the Jews to lay hold on and kiss the feet or knees of those to whom they did homage, or made supplication, see Matthew 28:9.

Matthew 28:9- :, and so with the Greeks, as may be observed in various passages in Homer y and others:

but Gehazi came near to thrust her away; as being troublesome and disagreeable to his master, and not for her honour and credit:

and the man of God said, let her alone, for her soul is vexed within her; or "is bitter" z, full of trouble and distress, and knows not what to do, nor very well what she does:

and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me: what is the cause of this her trouble; for prophets did not know things of themselves, nor had they the vision of prophecy at their will and pleasure, but according to the will of God.

y Vid. Barthium ad Claudian. de Raptu Proserpin. l. 1. ver. 50. z מרה "amara", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

She caught him by the feet - To lay hold of the knees or feet has always been thought in the East to add force to supplication, and is practiced even at the present day. Compare Matthew 18:29; John 11:32.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 27. The Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. — In reference to this point he had not now the discernment of spirits. This, and the gift of prophecy, were influences which God gave and suspended as his infinite wisdom saw good.