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2 Kings 4:22

20 After the servant had picked him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.

21 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out.

And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.”

23 “Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said.

24 Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.”
KJV
And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
WEB
She called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and come again.”
ASV
And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the servants, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
DARBY
And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I will run to the man of God, and come again.
BLB
And she called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the young men, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and return.”
ÅB
Så kalte hun på sin mann og sa: Send en av drengene til meg med en eselhoppe! Så vil jeg skynde meg avsted til den Guds mann og så komme tilbake.
OTB
Hun kalte til sin mann og sa, "Vær så snill, send meg en av tjenerne og en av eslene, så jeg kan løpe til Guds mann og komme tilbake."
B1930
Så kalte hun på sin mann og sa: Send en av drengene til mig med en aseninne! Så vil jeg skynde mig avsted til den Guds mann og så komme tilbake.

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Cross references

  • Acts 9:38

    Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”

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  • 2 Kings 4:26

    Please run out now to meet her and ask, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?’” And she answered, “Everything is all right.”

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  • John 11:3

    So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

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  • 2 Kings 4:24

    Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”

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