2 Kings 4:30

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
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As the Lord: 2 Kings 2:2, 2 Kings 2:4

I will not: Exodus 33:12-16, Ruth 1:16-18

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 1:26 - as thy soul 2 Samuel 15:21 - As the Lord 1 Kings 1:29 - As the

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the mother of the child said,.... Having no faith in what the servant was to do, or could do:

as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee; signifying she would not go with his servant, but insisted upon it that he himself went with her, or she would not depart:

and he arose, and followed her; influenced by her importunity, and a sense of favours he had received from her, and more especially by the Spirit of God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 30. I will not leave thee. — The prophet it seems had no design to accompany her; he intended to wait for Gehazi's return; but as the woman was well assured the child was dead, she was determined not to return till she brought the prophet with her.