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2 Kings 4:14

Gehazi
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12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

13 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.

15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.

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BSB
So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”
KJV
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
WEB
He said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “Most certainly she has no son, and her husband is old.”
ASV
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old.
DARBY
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi said, Verily, she has no son, and her husband is old.
BLB
And he said, “And what [is] to be done for her?” And Gehazi answered, “Truly there is not unto her a son, and her husband is old.”
ÅB
Så sa han: Hva kan jeg da gjøre for henne? Gehasi svarte: Jo, hun har ingen sønn, og hennes mann er gammel.
OTB
Så sa han, "Hva skal da gjøres for henne?" Og Gehasi svarte, "Vel, hun har ingen sønn, og hennes mann er gammel."
B1930
Så sa han: Hvad kan jeg da gjøre for henne? Gehasi svarte: Jo, hun har ingen sønn, og hennes mann er gammel.

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Cross references

  • Luke 1:7

    And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:8

    Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

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  • Genesis 15:2–3

    And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

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  • Genesis 18:10–14

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

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  • Judges 13:2

    And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

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  • Genesis 25:21

    And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

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  • Genesis 30:1

    And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:2

    And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

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