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2 Kings 4:23

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

22 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.

And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.

25 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:

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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
“Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said.
KJV
And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
WEB
He said, “Why would you want to go to him today? It is not a new moon or a Sabbath.” She said, “It’s all right.”
ASV
And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
DARBY
And he said, Why wilt thou go to him to-day? It is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, [It is] well.
BLB
And he said, “Why [are] you going to him today? [It is] not the New Moon nor the Sabbath.” And she said, “Peace.”
ÅB
Han sa: Hvorfor vil du gå til ham idag? Det er jo hverken nymåne eller sabbat. Men hun sa: La meg bare gå!
OTB
Men han sa, "Hvorfor går du til ham i dag? Det er verken nymåne eller sabbat." Og hun sa, "Det vil gå bra."
B1930
Han sa: Hvorfor vil du gå til ham idag? Det er jo hverken nymåne eller sabbat. Men hun sa: La mig bare gå!

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Cross references

  • Numbers 10:10

    Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.

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  • 1 Chronicles 23:31

    And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:

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  • Numbers 28:11

    And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;

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  • Isaiah 1:13–15

    Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

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