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2 Kings 8:3

1 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.

4 And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.

5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

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BSB
At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land.
KJV
And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
WEB
At the end of seven years, the woman returned from the land of the Philistines. Then she went out to beg the king for her house and for her land.
ASV
And it came to pass at the seven years` end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
DARBY
And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines; and she went forth to cry to the king for her house and for her land.
BLB
And it came to pass at the end of seven years that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, and she went to make an appeal to the king on behalf of her house and on behalf her field.
ÅB
Men da syv år var gått, vendte kvinnen tilbake fra filistrenes land; og hun gikk avsted for å be kongen om hans hjelp til å få igjen sitt hus og sin jord.
OTB
Da de syv årene var gått, vendte kvinnen tilbake fra filisternes land; og hun gikk for å appellere til kongen for sitt hus og sin mark.
B1930
Men da syv år var gått, vendte kvinnen tilbake fra filistrenes land; og hun gikk avsted for å be kongen om hans hjelp til å få igjen sitt hus og sin jord.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 14:4

    And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

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  • 2 Kings 6:26

    And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

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  • Luke 18:3–5

    And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

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  • 2 Kings 4:13

    And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

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  • Psalms 82:3–4

    Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

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  • 2 Kings 8:6

    And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

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  • Jeremiah 22:16

    He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

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