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2 Kings 4:9

Generosity

7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”

8 One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.

Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God.

10 Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”

11 One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down.

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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 the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God.
KJV
And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
WEB
She said to her husband, “See now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God who passes by us continually.
ASV
And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, that passeth by us continually.
DARBY
And she said to her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us continually.
BLB
And she said to her husband, “Behold now, I know that he [is] a holy man of God who passes by us continually.
ÅB
Engang sa hun til sin mann: Hør her, jeg vet at han som jevnlig drar forbi oss, er en hellig Guds mann.
OTB
Og hun sa til sin mann, "Se nå, jeg vet at dette er en hellig Guds mann som stadig passerer forbi oss.
B1930
Engang sa hun til sin mann: Hør her, jeg vet at han som jevnlig drar forbi oss, er en hellig Guds mann.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 17:24

    Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”

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  • Proverbs 31:10–11

    A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

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  • 2 Kings 4:7

    She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:10

    You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.

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  • Titus 1:8

    Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

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  • 1 Kings 17:18

    “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”

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  • Matthew 5:16

    In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

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  • 1 Peter 3:1

    Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives

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