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2 Kings 4:24

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.

23 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.

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:

26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

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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
Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”
KJV
Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
WEB
Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, “Drive, and go forward! Don’t slow down for me, unless I ask you to.”
ASV
Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.
DARBY
Then she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Drive and go forward; slack not the riding for me, except I bid thee.
BLB
And she saddled a donkey and said to her servant, “Drive and go forward. Do not slacken for me the pace, for unless I speak to you.”
ÅB
Så lot hun eselhoppen sale og sa til sin dreng: Led den og gå avsted, stans meg ikke mens jeg rider, uten jeg sier deg til!
OTB
Da salte hun eselet og sa til sin tjener, "Kjør på og ikke senk farten for meg med mindre jeg sier det."
B1930
Så lot hun aseninnen sale og sa til sin dreng: Led den og gå avsted, stans mig ikke mens jeg rider, uten jeg sier dig til!

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 25:19–20

    And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.

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  • Exodus 4:20

    And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

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  • 1 Kings 13:23

    And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.

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  • 1 Kings 13:13

    And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,

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