2 Kings 8:5

3 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.

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.

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.

7 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.

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
And Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life. Just then the woman whose son Elisha had revived came to appeal to the king for her house and her land. So Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman, and this is the son Elisha restored to life.”
KJV
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.
WEB
As he was telling the king how he had restored to life him who was dead, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life begged the king for her house and for her land. Gehazi said, “My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.”
ASV
And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life him that was dead, 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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had revived the dead, that there was the woman whom he had revived her son, appealing to the king for her house and for her field. And Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this [is] the woman and this [is] her son whom Elisha revived.”
ÅB
Og just som han fortalte kongen at han hadde gjort den døde levende, kom den kvinne hvis sønn han hadde gjort levende, og ba kongen om hans hjelp til å få sitt hus og sin jord. Da sa Gehasi: Herre konge! Her er kvinnen, og her er hennes sønn som Elisa gjorde levende.
OTB
Og mens han fortalte kongen hvordan han hadde gjenopplivet den døde, se, kvinnen hvis sønn han hadde gjenopplivet appellerte til kongen for sitt hus og for sin mark. Så Gehasi sa, "Min herre kongen, dette er kvinnen, og dette er hennes sønn, som Elisa gjenopplivet."
B1930
Og just som han fortalte kongen at han hadde gjort den døde levende, kom den kvinne hvis sønn han hadde gjort levende, og bad kongen om hans hjelp til å få sitt hus og sin jord. Da sa Gehasi: Herre konge! Her er kvinnen, og her er hennes sønn som Elisa gjorde levende.

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 4:35

    Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

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  • Matthew 10:29–30

    Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:11

    I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

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  • Esther 6:11–12

    Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

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  • Acts 8:27–40

    And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

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  • Romans 8:31

    What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

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  • Esther 5:14

    Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.

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  • Psalms 145:1

    I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

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