2 Kings 8:1

Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise, and go, you and your household, and stay for a while wherever you can; for Yahweh has called for a famine. It will also come on the land for seven years.”

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WEBBE

Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise, and go, you and your household, and stay for a while wherever you can; for the LORD has called for a famine. It will also come on the land for seven years.”

BSB

Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.”

KJV

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.

ASV

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

BBE

Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had given back to life, Go now, with all the people of your house, and get a living-place for yourselves wherever you are able; for by the word of the Lord, there will be great need of food in the land; and this will go on for seven years.

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וֶאֱלִישָׁע ve·'e·li·sha' and Elisha H477 דִּבֶּר di·ber he spoke H1696 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 הָאִשָּׁה ha·'i·shah the woman H802 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- whom H834 הֶחֱיָה he·che·yah he had restored to life H2421 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 בְּנָהּ be·nah son her H1121 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 קוּמִי ku·mi arise H6965 וּלְכִי u·le·khi and go H1980 אַתְּ 'a·ti you H859 וּבֵיתֵךְ u·vei·tekh and household your H1004 וְגוּרִי ve·gu·ri and sojourn H1481 בַּאֲשֶׁר ba·'a·sher in where H834 תָּגוּרִי ta·gu·ri you will sojourn H1481 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 קָרָא ka·ra' he has called H7121 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לָרָעָב la·ra·'av for (the) famine H7458 וְגַם־ ve·gam- and also H1571 בָּא ba' it will come H935 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the land H776 שֶׁבַע she·va' seven H7651 שָׁנִים sha·nim years H8141

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

The kindness of the good Shunammite to Elisha, was rewarded by the care taken of her in famine. It is well to foresee an evil, and wisdom, when we foresee it, to hide ourselves if we lawfully may do so. When the famine was over, she returned out of the land of the Philistines; that was no proper place for an Israelite, any longer than there was necessity for it. Time was when she dwelt so securely among her own people, that she had no occasion to be spoken for to the king; but there is much uncertainty in this life, so that things or persons may fail us which we most depend upon, and those befriend us which we think we shall never need. Sometimes events, small in themselves, prove of consequence, as here; for they made the king ready to believe Gehazi's narrative, when thus confirmed. It made him ready to grant her request, and to support a life which was given once and again by miracle.

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