2 Kings 4:26
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:
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.
27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Please run now to meet her, and ask her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with your child?’” She answered, “It is well.”
- ASV
- run, I pray thee, now 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.
- DARBY
- 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 said, It is well.
- BLB
- Now run, please, to meet her, and say to her, ‘Is [it all] well for you? Is [it] well for your husband? Is [it] well for the child?’” And she answered, “[It is] well.”
- ÅB
- Spring henne nå i møte og si til henne: Står det vel til med deg og med din mann og med barnet? Hun svarte: Ja, det står vel til.
- OTB
- Nå, vær så snill, løp for å møte henne og si til henne, 'Er det bra med deg? Er det bra med din mann? Er det bra med barnet?'” Og hun svarte, "Det er bra."
- B1930
- Spring henne nu i møte og si til henne: Står det vel til med dig og med din mann og med barnet? Hun svarte: Ja, det står vel til.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 15:36
And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
Read in context2 Kings 4:23
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.
Read in context1 Samuel 17:18
And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
Read in context1 Samuel 3:18
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
Read in contextJob 1:21–22
And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 39:9
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
Read in contextGenesis 37:14
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Read in contextGenesis 29:6
And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
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