Bible Commentary

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. 13. And he said … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 4:13”

And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. 12. to Gehazi his servant ] Gehazi is mentioned in this narrative, in ch. 2Ki 5:20 and the following verses, and again in ch. 2Ki 8:4. He probably stood in the same position to Elisha … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 4:12”

And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. And it fell on a day that he came thither,…. As he had been wont to do: and he turned into the chamber; built for him, and to which he was directed: and lay there; all … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 4:11”

Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. 10. Let us make ] The R.V. brings ‘I pray … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 4:10”

And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this [is] a holy man of God, which passeth by us continually. 9. she said unto her husband ] The woman was not content with providing food, but out of reverence for the character of the visitor, desired to provide a lodging also. I … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 4:9”

And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where [was] a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And [so] it was, [that] as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 8 17. Elisha promises a son to the hospitable Shunammite (Not in Chronicles) 8. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 4:8”

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. 7. she came and told the man of God ] Feeling that the disposal of the oil should be made according to the direction of him … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 4:7”

And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, [There is] not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. 6. she said unto her son ] Here the LXX., apparently only because ‘sons’ had been mentioned before, has … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 4:6”

So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought [the vessels] to her; and she poured out. 5. who [R.V. they ] brought the vessels to her ] The R.V. marks that the Hebrew here begins a new clause with a personal pronoun. The widow’s unquestioning obedience, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 4:5”

And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. 4. And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door ] R.V. more literally, And thou shalt go in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 4:4”