Apologetics Bible

2Kings 4:1

Hebrew

וְאִשָּׁה אַחַת מִנְּשֵׁי בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִים צָעֲקָה אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע לֵאמֹר עַבְדְּךָ אִישִׁי מֵת וְאַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ כִּי עַבְדְּךָ הָיָה יָרֵא אֶת־יְהוָה וְהַנֹּשֶׁה בָּא לָקַחַת אֶת־שְׁנֵי יְלָדַי לוֹ לַעֲבָדִֽים׃

ve'ishah-'achat-mineshey-veney-haneviy'iym-tza'aqah-'el-'eliysha'-le'mor-'avedekha-'iyshiy-met-ve'atah-yada'eta-khiy-'avedekha-hayah-yare'-'et-yehvah-vehanosheh-va'-laqachat-'et-sheney-yeladay-lvo-la'avadiym

KJV: Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

AKJV: Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take to him my two sons to be slaves.

ASV: Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.

YLT: And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, `Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:2

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ אֱלִישָׁע מָה אֽ͏ֶעֱשֶׂה־לָּךְ הַגִּידִי לִי מַה־יֶּשׁ־לכי לָךְ בַּבָּיִת וַתֹּאמֶר אֵין לְשִׁפְחָתְךָ כֹל בַּבַּיִת כִּי אִם־אָסוּךְ שָֽׁמֶן׃

vayo'mer-'eleyha-'eliysha'-mah-'e'esheh-lakhe-hagiydiy-liy-mah-yesh-lkhy-lakhe-vavayit-vato'mer-'eyn-leshifechatekha-khol-vavayit-khiy-'im-'asvkhe-shamen

KJV: And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

AKJV: And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? tell me, what have you in the house? And she said, Your handmaid has not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

ASV: And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.

YLT: And Elisha saith unto her, What do I do for thee? declare to me, what hast thou in the house?' and she saith, Thy maid-servant hath nothing in the house except a pot of oil.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:3

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לְכִי שַׁאֲלִי־לָךְ כֵּלִים מִן־הַחוּץ מֵאֵת כָּל־שכנכי שְׁכֵנָיִךְ כֵּלִים רֵקִים אַל־תַּמְעִֽיטִי׃

vayo'mer-lekhiy-sha'aliy-lakhe-kheliym-min-hachvtz-me'et-khal-shkhnkhy-shekhenayikhe-kheliym-reqiym-'al-tame'iytiy

KJV: Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

AKJV: Then he said, Go, borrow you vessels abroad of all your neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

ASV: Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

YLT: And he saith, `Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours--empty vessels--let them not be few;

Exposition: 2Kings 4:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:4

Hebrew

וּבָאת וְסָגַרְתְּ הַדֶּלֶת בַּעֲדֵךְ וּבְעַד־בָּנַיִךְ וְיָצַקְתְּ עַל כָּל־הַכֵּלִים הָאֵלֶּה וְהַמָּלֵא תַּסִּֽיעִי׃

vva't-vesagarete-hadelet-va'adekhe-vve'ad-vanayikhe-veyatzaqete-'al-khal-hakheliym-ha'eleh-vehamale'-tasiy'iy

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And when you are come in, you shall shut the door on you and on your sons, and shall pour out into all those vessels, and you shall set aside that which is full.

ASV: And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

YLT: and thou hast entered, and shut the door upon thee, and upon thy sons, and hast poured out into all these vessels, and the full ones thou dost remove.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:5

Hebrew

וַתֵּלֶךְ מֵֽאִתּוֹ וַתִּסְגֹּר הַדֶּלֶת בַּעֲדָהּ וּבְעַד בָּנֶיהָ הֵם מַגִּשִׁים אֵלֶיהָ וְהִיא מיצקת מוֹצָֽקֶת׃

vatelekhe-me'itvo-vatisegor-hadelet-va'adah-vve'ad-vaneyha-hem-magishiym-'eleyha-vehiy'-mytzqt-mvotzaqet

KJV: 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.

AKJV: So she went from him, and shut the door on her and on her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

ASV: So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought the vessels to her, and she poured out.

YLT: And she goeth from him, and shutteth the door upon her, and upon her sons; they are bringing nigh unto her, and she is pouring out,

Exposition: 2Kings 4:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:6

Hebrew

וַיְהִי ׀ כִּמְלֹאת הַכֵּלִים וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־בְּנָהּ הַגִּישָׁה אֵלַי עוֹד כֶּלִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ אֵין עוֹד כֶּלִי וַֽיַּעֲמֹד הַשָּֽׁמֶן׃

vayehiy- -khimelo't-hakheliym-vato'mer-'el-venah-hagiyshah-'elay-'vod-kheliy-vayo'mer-'eleyha-'eyn-'vod-kheliy-vaya'amod-hashamen

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said to her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

ASV: 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.

YLT: and it cometh to pass, at the filling of the vessels, that she saith unto her son, Bring nigh unto me a vessel more,' and he saith unto her, There is not a vessel more;' and the oil stayeth.

Exposition: 2Kings 4:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:7

Hebrew

וַתָּבֹא וַתַּגֵּד לְאִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר לְכִי מִכְרִי אֶת־הַשֶּׁמֶן וְשַׁלְּמִי אֶת־נשיכי נִשְׁיֵךְ וְאַתְּ בניכי וּבָנַיִךְ תִֽחְיִי בַּנּוֹתָֽר׃

vatavo'-vataged-le'iysh-ha'elohiym-vayo'mer-lekhiy-mikheriy-'et-hashemen-veshalemiy-'et-nshykhy-nisheyekhe-ve'ate-vnykhy-vvanayikhe-ticheyiy-vanvotar

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and live you and your children of the rest. ¶

ASV: 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 sons of the rest.

YLT: And she cometh and declareth to the man of God, and he saith, `Go, sell the oil, and repay thy loan; and thou and thy sons do live of the rest.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:8

Hebrew

וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וַיַּעֲבֹר אֱלִישָׁע אֶל־שׁוּנֵם וְשָׁם אִשָּׁה גְדוֹלָה וַתַּחֲזֶק־בּוֹ לֶאֱכָל־לָחֶם וַֽיְהִי מִדֵּי עָבְרוֹ יָסֻר שָׁמָּה לֶאֱכָל־לָֽחֶם׃

vayehiy-hayvom-vaya'avor-'eliysha'-'el-shvnem-vesham-'ishah-gedvolah-vatachazeq-vvo-le'ekhal-lachem-vayehiy-midey-'avervo-yasur-shamah-le'ekhal-lachem

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem, and there is a great woman, and she layeth hold on him to eat bread, and it cometh to pass, at the time of his passing over, he turneth aside thither to eat bread,

Exposition: 2Kings 4:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:9

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־אִישָׁהּ הִנֵּה־נָא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים קָדוֹשׁ הוּא עֹבֵר עָלֵינוּ תָּמִֽיד׃

vato'mer-'el-'iyshah-hineh-na'-yada'etiy-khiy-'iysh-'elohiym-qadvosh-hv'-'over-'aleynv-tamiyd

KJV: And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.

AKJV: And she said to her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which 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.

YLT: and she saith unto her husband, `Lo, I pray thee, I have known that a holy man of God he is, passing over by us continually;

Exposition: 2Kings 4:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:10

Hebrew

נַֽעֲשֶׂה־נָּא עֲלִיַּת־קִיר קְטַנָּה וְנָשִׂים לוֹ שָׁם מִטָּה וְשֻׁלְחָן וְכִסֵּא וּמְנוֹרָה וְהָיָה בְּבֹאוֹ אֵלֵינוּ יָסוּר שָֽׁמָּה׃

na'asheh-na'-'aliyat-qiyr-qetanah-venashiym-lvo-sham-mitah-veshulechan-vekhise'-vmenvorah-vehayah-vevo'vo-'eleynv-yasvr-shamah

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Let us make a little chamber, I pray you, 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 comes to us, that he shall turn in thither.

ASV: Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

YLT: let us make, I pray thee, a little upper chamber of the wall, and we set for him there a bed, and a table, and a high seat, and a candlestick; and it hath been, in his coming in unto us, he doth turn aside thither.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:11

Hebrew

וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וַיָּבֹא שָׁמָּה וַיָּסַר אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּה וַיִּשְׁכַּב־שָֽׁמָּה׃

vayehiy-hayvom-vayavo'-shamah-vayasar-'el-ha'aliyah-vayishekhav-shamah

KJV: And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.

AKJV: And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.

ASV: And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber and lay there.

YLT: And the day cometh, that he cometh in thither, and turneth aside unto the upper chamber, and lieth there,

Exposition: 2Kings 4:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:12

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־גֵּחֲזִי נַעֲרוֹ קְרָא לַשּׁוּנַמִּית הַזֹּאת וַיִּקְרָא־לָהּ וַֽתַּעֲמֹד לְפָנָֽיו׃

vayo'mer-'el-gechaziy-na'arvo-qera'-lashvnamiyt-hazo't-vayiqera'-lah-vata'amod-lefanayv

KJV: And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

AKJV: And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

ASV: And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

YLT: and he saith unto Gehazi his young man, `Call for this Shunammite;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth before him.

Exposition: 2Kings 4:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:13

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֱמָר־נָא אֵלֶיהָ הִנֵּה חָרַדְתְּ ׀ אֵלֵינוּ אֶת־כָּל־הַחֲרָדָה הַזֹּאת מֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת לָךְ הֲיֵשׁ לְדַבֶּר־לָךְ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אוֹ אֶל־שַׂר הַצָּבָא וַתֹּאמֶר בְּתוֹךְ עַמִּי אָנֹכִי יֹשָֽׁבֶת׃

vayo'mer-lvo-'emar-na'-'eleyha-hineh-charadete- -'eleynv-'et-khal-hacharadah-hazo't-meh-la'ashvot-lakhe-hayesh-ledaver-lakhe-'el-hamelekhe-'vo-'el-shar-hatzava'-vato'mer-vetvokhe-'amiy-'anokhiy-yoshavet

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, you have been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for you? would you be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among my own people.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And he saith to him, Say, I pray thee, unto her, Lo, thou hast troubled thyself concerning us with all this trouble; what--to do for thee? is it to speak for thee unto the king, or unto the head of the host?' and she saith, In the midst of my people I am dwelling.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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,...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:14

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר וּמֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת לָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר גֵּיחֲזִי אֲבָל בֵּן אֵֽין־לָהּ וְאִישָׁהּ זָקֵֽן׃

vayo'mer-vmeh-la'ashvot-lah-vayo'mer-geychaziy-'aval-ven-'eyn-lah-ve'iyshah-zaqen

KJV: And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.

AKJV: And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Truly she has no child, and her husband is old.

ASV: And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old.

YLT: And he saith, And what--to do for her?' and Gehazi saith, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is aged.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:15

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר קְרָא־לָהּ וַיִּקְרָא־לָהּ וַֽתַּעֲמֹד בַּפָּֽתַח׃

vayo'mer-qera'-lah-vayiqera'-lah-vata'amod-vafatach

KJV: And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

AKJV: And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

ASV: And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

YLT: And he saith, `Call for her;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth at the opening,

Exposition: 2Kings 4:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:16

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לַמּוֹעֵד הַזֶּה כָּעֵת חַיָּה אתי אַתְּ חֹבֶקֶת בֵּן וַתֹּאמֶר אַל־אֲדֹנִי אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אַל־תְּכַזֵּב בְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃

vayo'mer-lamvo'ed-hazeh-kha'et-chayah-'ty-'ate-choveqet-ven-vato'mer-'al-'adoniy-'iysh-ha'elohiym-'al-tekhazev-veshifechatekha

KJV: And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.

AKJV: And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, you shall embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid.

ASV: And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.

YLT: and he saith, At this season, according to the time of life, thou art embracing a son;' and she saith, Nay, my lord, O man of God, do not lie unto thy maid-servant.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:17

Hebrew

וַתַּהַר הָאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן לַמּוֹעֵד הַזֶּה כָּעֵת חַיָּה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אֵלֶיהָ אֱלִישָֽׁע׃

vatahar-ha'ishah-vateled-ven-lamvo'ed-hazeh-kha'et-chayah-'asher-diver-'eleyha-'eliysha'

KJV: And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.

AKJV: And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that season that Elisha had said to her, according to the time of life. ¶

ASV: And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her.

YLT: And the woman conceiveth and beareth a son, at this season, according to the time of life, that Elisha spake of unto her.

Exposition: 2Kings 4:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:18

Hebrew

וַיִּגְדַּל הַיָּלֶד וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וַיֵּצֵא אֶל־אָבִיו אֶל־הַקֹּצְרִֽים׃

vayigedal-hayaled-vayehiy-hayvom-vayetze'-'el-'aviyv-'el-haqotzeriym

KJV: And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

AKJV: And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

ASV: And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

YLT: And the lad groweth, and the day cometh that he goeth out unto his father, unto the reapers,

Exposition: 2Kings 4:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:19

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־אָבִיו רֹאשִׁי ׀ רֹאשִׁי וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הַנַּעַר שָׂאֵהוּ אֶל־אִמּֽוֹ׃

vayo'mer-'el-'aviyv-ro'shiy- -ro'shiy-vayo'mer-'el-hana'ar-sha'ehv-'el-'imvo

KJV: And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

AKJV: And he said to his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

ASV: And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

YLT: and he saith unto his father, My head, my head;' and he saith unto the young man, Bear him unto his mother;'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:20

Hebrew

וַיִּשָּׂאֵהוּ וַיְבִיאֵהוּ אֶל־אִמּוֹ וַיֵּשֶׁב עַל־בִּרְכֶּיהָ עַד־הַֽצָּהֳרַיִם וַיָּמֹֽת׃

vayisha'ehv-vayeviy'ehv-'el-'imvo-vayeshev-'al-virekheyha-'ad-hatzahorayim-vayamot

KJV: And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

AKJV: And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

ASV: And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

YLT: and he beareth him, and bringeth him in unto his mother, and he sitteth on her knees till the noon, and dieth.

Exposition: 2Kings 4:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:21

Hebrew

וַתַּעַל וַתַּשְׁכִּבֵהוּ עַל־מִטַּת אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים וַתִּסְגֹּר בַּעֲדוֹ וַתֵּצֵֽא׃

vata'al-vatashekhivehv-'al-mitat-'iysh-ha'elohiym-vatisegor-va'advo-vatetze'

KJV: And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

AKJV: And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door on him, and went out.

ASV: And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

YLT: And she goeth up, and layeth him on the bed of the man of God, and shutteth the door upon him, and goeth out,

Exposition: 2Kings 4:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:22

Hebrew

וַתִּקְרָא אֶל־אִישָׁהּ וַתֹּאמֶר שִׁלְחָה נָא לִי אֶחָד מִן־הַנְּעָרִים וְאַחַת הָאֲתֹנוֹת וְאָרוּצָה עַד־אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים וְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃

vatiqera'-'el-'iyshah-vato'mer-shilechah-na'-liy-'echad-min-hane'ariym-ve'achat-ha'atonvot-ve'arvtzah-'ad-'iysh-ha'elohiym-ve'ashvvah

KJV: And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

AKJV: And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray you, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

ASV: And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the servants, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

YLT: and calleth unto her husband, and saith, `Send, I pray thee, to me, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I run unto the man of God, and return.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:23

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר מַדּוּעַ אתי אַתְּ הלכתי הֹלֶכֶת אֵלָיו הַיּוֹם לֹֽא־חֹדֶשׁ וְלֹא שַׁבָּת וַתֹּאמֶר שָׁלֽוֹם׃

vayo'mer-madv'a-'ty-'ate-hlkhty-holekhet-'elayv-hayvom-lo'-chodesh-velo'-shavat-vato'mer-shalvom

KJV: And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

AKJV: And he said, Why will you go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

ASV: And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

YLT: And he saith, Wherefore art thou going unto him to-day? --neither new moon nor sabbath!' and she saith, Peace to thee !'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:24

Hebrew

וַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ הָֽאָתוֹן וַתֹּאמֶר אֶֽל־נַעֲרָהּ נְהַג וָלֵךְ אַל־תַּעֲצָר־לִי לִרְכֹּב כִּי אִם־אָמַרְתִּי לָֽךְ׃

vatachavosh-ha'atvon-vato'mer-'el-na'arah-nehag-valekhe-'al-ta'atzar-liy-lirekhov-khiy-'im-'amaretiy-lakhe

KJV: Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.

AKJV: Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not your riding for me, except I bid you.

ASV: Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.

YLT: And she saddleth the ass, and saith unto her young man, `Lead, and go, do not restrain riding for me, except I have said so to thee.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:25

Hebrew

וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתָּבוֹא אֶל־אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אֶל־הַר הַכַּרְמֶל וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹת אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים אֹתָהּ מִנֶּגֶד וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־גֵּיחֲזִי נַעֲרוֹ הִנֵּה הַשּׁוּנַמִּית הַלָּֽז׃

vatelekhe-vatavvo'-'el-'iysh-ha'elohiym-'el-har-hakharemel-vayehiy-khire'vot-'iysh-ha'elohiym-'otah-mineged-vayo'mer-'el-geychaziy-na'arvo-hineh-hashvnamiyt-halaz

KJV: So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:

AKJV: So she went and came to the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:

ASV: So she went, and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite:

YLT: And she goeth, and cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill of Carmel, and it cometh to pass, at the man of God's seeing her from over-against, that he saith unto Gehazi his young man, `Lo, this Shunammite;

Exposition: 2Kings 4:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:26

Hebrew

עַתָּה רֽוּץ־נָא לִקְרָאתָהּ וֶאֱמָר־לָהּ הֲשָׁלוֹם לָךְ הֲשָׁלוֹם לְאִישֵׁךְ הֲשָׁלוֹם לַיָּלֶד וַתֹּאמֶר שָׁלֽוֹם׃

'atah-rvtz-na'-liqera'tah-ve'emar-lah-hashalvom-lakhe-hashalvom-le'iyshekhe-hashalvom-layaled-vato'mer-shalvom

KJV: Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

AKJV: Run now, I pray you, to meet her, and say to her, Is it well with you? is it well with your husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well:

ASV: run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

YLT: now, run, I pray thee, to meet her, and say to her, Is there peace to thee? is there peace to thy husband? is there peace to the lad?' and she saith, `Peace.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:27

Hebrew

וַתָּבֹא אֶל־אִישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶל־הָהָר וַֽתַּחֲזֵק בְּרַגְלָיו וַיִּגַּשׁ גֵּֽיחֲזִי לְהָדְפָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים הַרְפֵּֽה־לָהּ כִּֽי־נַפְשָׁהּ מָֽרָה־לָהּ וַֽיהוָה הֶעְלִים מִמֶּנִּי וְלֹא הִגִּיד לִֽי׃

vatavo'-'el-'iysh-ha'elohiym-'el-hahar-vatachazeq-veragelayv-vayigash-geychaziy-lehadefah-vayo'mer-'iysh-ha'elohiym-harefeh-lah-khiy-nafeshah-marah-lah-vayhvah-he'eliym-mimeniy-velo'-higiyd-liy

KJV: And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

AKJV: And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD has hid it from me, and has not told me.

ASV: And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and Jehovah hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

YLT: And she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, `Let her alone, for her soul is bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden it from me, and hath not declared it to me.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:28

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר הֲשָׁאַלְתִּי בֵן מֵאֵת אֲדֹנִי הֲלֹא אָמַרְתִּי לֹא תַשְׁלֶה אֹתִֽי׃

vato'mer-hasha'aletiy-ven-me'et-'adoniy-halo'-'amaretiy-lo'-tasheleh-'otiy

KJV: Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

AKJV: Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

ASV: Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

YLT: And she saith, `Did I ask a son from my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:29

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לְגֵיחֲזִי חֲגֹר מָתְנֶיךָ וְקַח מִשְׁעַנְתִּי בְיָדְךָ וָלֵךְ כִּֽי־תִמְצָא אִישׁ לֹא תְבָרְכֶנּוּ וְכִֽי־יְבָרֶכְךָ אִישׁ לֹא תַעֲנֶנּוּ וְשַׂמְתָּ מִשְׁעַנְתִּי עַל־פְּנֵי הַנָּֽעַר׃

vayo'mer-legeychaziy-chagor-mateneykha-veqach-mishe'anetiy-veyadekha-valekhe-khiy-timetza'-'iysh-lo'-tevarekhenv-vekhiy-yevarekhekha-'iysh-lo'-ta'anenv-veshameta-mishe'anetiy-'al-feney-hana'ar

KJV: Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.

AKJV: Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go your way: if you meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute you, answer him not again: and lay my staff on the face of the child.

ASV: Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.

YLT: And he saith to Gehazi, `Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go; when thou dost meet a man, thou dost not salute him; and when a man doth salute thee, thou dost not answer him; and thou hast laid my staff on the face of the youth.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:30

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר אֵם הַנַּעַר חַי־יְהוָה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶךָּ וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃

vato'mer-'em-hana'ar-chay-yehvah-vechey-nafeshekha-'im-'e'ezevekha-vayaqam-vayelekhe-'achareyha

KJV: And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

AKJV: And the mother of the child said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And he arose, and followed her.

ASV: And the mother of the child said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

YLT: And the mother of the youth saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth--if I leave thee;' and he riseth and goeth after her.

Exposition: 2Kings 4:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:31

Hebrew

וְגֵחֲזִי עָבַר לִפְנֵיהֶם וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־הַמִּשְׁעֶנֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַנַּעַר וְאֵין קוֹל וְאֵין קָשֶׁב וַיָּשָׁב לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיַּגֶּד־לוֹ לֵאמֹר לֹא הֵקִיץ הַנָּֽעַר׃

vegechaziy-'avar-lifeneyhem-vayashem-'et-hamishe'enet-'al-feney-hana'ar-ve'eyn-qvol-ve'eyn-qashev-vayashav-liqera'tvo-vayaged-lvo-le'mor-lo'-heqiytz-hana'ar

KJV: And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

AKJV: And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff on the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Why he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

ASV: And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

YLT: And Gehazi hath passed on before them, and layeth the staff on the face of the youth, and there is no voice, and there is no attention, and he turneth back to meet him, and declareth to him, saying, `The youth hath not awaked.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:32

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא אֱלִישָׁע הַבָּיְתָה וְהִנֵּה הַנַּעַר מֵת מֻשְׁכָּב עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃

vayavo'-'eliysha'-havayetah-vehineh-hana'ar-met-mushekhav-'al-mitatvo

KJV: And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

AKJV: And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid on his bed.

ASV: And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

YLT: And Elisha cometh in to the house, and lo, the youth is dead, laid on his bed,

Exposition: 2Kings 4:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:33

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא וַיִּסְגֹּר הַדֶּלֶת בְּעַד שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃

vayavo'-vayisegor-hadelet-ve'ad-sheneyhem-vayitefalel-'el-yehvah

KJV: He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.

AKJV: He went in therefore, and shut the door on them two, and prayed to the LORD.

ASV: He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto Jehovah.

YLT: and he goeth in and shutteth the door upon them both, and prayeth unto Jehovah.

Exposition: 2Kings 4:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:34

Hebrew

וַיַּעַל וַיִּשְׁכַּב עַל־הַיֶּלֶד וַיָּשֶׂם פִּיו עַל־פִּיו וְעֵינָיו עַל־עֵינָיו וְכַפָּיו עַל־כפו כַּפָּיו וַיִּגְהַר עָלָיו וַיָּחָם בְּשַׂר הַיָּֽלֶד׃

vaya'al-vayishekhav-'al-hayeled-vayashem-fiyv-'al-fiyv-ve'eynayv-'al-'eynayv-vekhafayv-'al-khfv-khafayv-vayigehar-'alayv-vayacham-veshar-hayaled

KJV: And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.

AKJV: And he went up, and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands: and stretched himself on the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.

ASV: And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon him; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.

YLT: And he goeth up, and lieth down on the lad, and putteth his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands, and stretcheth himself upon him, and the flesh of the lad becometh warm;

Exposition: 2Kings 4:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:35

Hebrew

וַיָּשָׁב וַיֵּלֶךְ בַּבַּיִת אַחַת הֵנָּה וְאַחַת הֵנָּה וַיַּעַל וַיִּגְהַר עָלָיו וַיְזוֹרֵר הַנַּעַר עַד־שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים וַיִּפְקַח הַנַּעַר אֶת־עֵינָֽיו׃

vayashav-vayelekhe-vavayit-'achat-henah-ve'achat-henah-vaya'al-vayigehar-'alayv-vayezvorer-hana'ar-'ad-sheva'-fe'amiym-vayifeqach-hana'ar-'et-'eynayv

KJV: 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.

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

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

YLT: and he turneth back and walketh in the house, once hither and once thither, and goeth up and stretcheth himself upon him, and the youth sneezeth till seven times, and the youth openeth his eyes.

Exposition: 2Kings 4:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:36

Hebrew

וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־גֵּיחֲזִי וַיֹּאמֶר קְרָא אֶל־הַשֻּׁנַמִּית הַזֹּאת וַיִּקְרָאֶהָ וַתָּבוֹא אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמֶר שְׂאִי בְנֵֽךְ׃

vayiqera'-'el-geychaziy-vayo'mer-qera'-'el-hashunamiyt-hazo't-vayiqera'eha-vatavvo'-'elayv-vayo'mer-she'iy-venekhe

KJV: And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.

AKJV: And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in to him, he said, Take up your son.

ASV: And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.

YLT: And he calleth unto Gehazi, and saith, Call unto this Shunammite;' and he calleth her, and she cometh in unto him, and he saith, Lift up thy son.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:37

Hebrew

וַתָּבֹא וַתִּפֹּל עַל־רַגְלָיו וַתִּשְׁתַּחוּ אָרְצָה וַתִּשָּׂא אֶת־בְּנָהּ וַתֵּצֵֽא׃

vatavo'-vatifol-'al-ragelayv-vatishetachv-'aretzah-vatisha'-'et-venah-vatetze'

KJV: Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.

AKJV: Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out. ¶

ASV: Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.

YLT: And she goeth in, and falleth at his feet, and boweth herself to the earth, and lifteth up her son, and goeth out.

Exposition: 2Kings 4:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:38

Hebrew

וֶאֱלִישָׁע שָׁב הַגִּלְגָּלָה וְהָרָעָב בָּאָרֶץ וּבְנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים יֹשְׁבִים לְפָנָיו וַיֹּאמֶר לְנַעֲרוֹ שְׁפֹת הַסִּיר הַגְּדוֹלָה וּבַשֵּׁל נָזִיד לִבְנֵי הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃

ve'eliysha'-shav-hagilegalah-vehara'av-va'aretz-vveney-haneviy'iym-yosheviym-lefanayv-vayo'mer-lena'arvo-shefot-hasiyr-hagedvolah-vvashel-naziyd-liveney-haneviy'iym

KJV: And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

AKJV: And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

ASV: And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

YLT: And Elisha hath turned back to Gilgal, and the famine is in the land, and the sons of the prophets are sitting before him, and he saith to his young man, `Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the pro...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:39

Hebrew

וַיֵּצֵא אֶחָד אֶל־הַשָּׂדֶה לְלַקֵּט אֹרֹת וַיִּמְצָא גֶּפֶן שָׂדֶה וַיְלַקֵּט מִמֶּנּוּ פַּקֻּעֹת שָׂדֶה מְלֹא בִגְדוֹ וַיָּבֹא וַיְפַלַּח אֶל־סִיר הַנָּזִיד כִּֽי־לֹא יָדָֽעוּ׃

vayetze'-'echad-'el-hashadeh-lelaqet-'orot-vayimetza'-gefen-shadeh-vayelaqet-mimenv-faqu'ot-shadeh-melo'-vigedvo-vayavo'-vayefalach-'el-siyr-hanaziyd-khiy-lo'-yada'v

KJV: And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.

AKJV: And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.

ASV: And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage; for they knew them not.

YLT: And one goeth out unto the field to gather herbs, and findeth a vine of the field, and gathereth of it gourds of the field--the fulness of his garment--and cometh in and splitteth them into the pot of pottage, for they knew them not;

Exposition: 2Kings 4:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:40

Hebrew

וַיִּֽצְקוּ לַאֲנָשִׁים לֶאֱכוֹל וַיְהִי כְּאָכְלָם מֵהַנָּזִיד וְהֵמָּה צָעָקוּ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ מָוֶת בַּסִּיר אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לֶאֱכֹֽל׃

vayitzeqv-la'anashiym-le'ekhvol-vayehiy-khe'akhelam-mehanaziyd-vehemah-tza'aqv-vayo'merv-mavet-vasiyr-'iysh-ha'elohiym-velo'-yakhelv-le'ekhol

KJV: So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.

AKJV: So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O you man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.

ASV: So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.

YLT: and they pour out for the men to eat, and it cometh to pass at their eating of the pottage, that they have cried out, and say, `Death is in the pot, O man of God!' and they have not been able to eat.

Exposition: 2Kings 4:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:41

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר וּקְחוּ־קֶמַח וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אֶל־הַסִּיר וַיֹּאמֶר צַק לָעָם וְיֹאכֵלוּ וְלֹא הָיָה דָּבָר רָע בַּסִּֽיר׃

vayo'mer-vqechv-qemach-vayashelekhe-'el-hasiyr-vayo'mer-tzaq-la'am-veyo'khelv-velo'-hayah-davar-ra'-vasiyr

KJV: But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

AKJV: But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot. ¶

ASV: But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

YLT: And he saith, Then bring ye meal;' and he casteth into the pot, and saith, Pour out for the people, and they eat;' and there was no evil thing in the pot.

Exposition: 2Kings 4:41 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:42

Hebrew

וְאִישׁ בָּא מִבַּעַל שָׁלִשָׁה וַיָּבֵא לְאִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים לֶחֶם בִּכּוּרִים עֶשְׂרִֽים־לֶחֶם שְׂעֹרִים וְכַרְמֶל בְּצִקְלֹנוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר תֵּן לָעָם וְיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃

ve'iysh-va'-miva'al-shalishah-vayave'-le'iysh-ha'elohiym-lechem-vikhvriym-'esheriym-lechem-she'oriym-vekharemel-vetziqelonvo-vayo'mer-ten-la'am-veyo'khelv

KJV: And there came a man from Baal–shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

AKJV: And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give to the people, that they may eat.

ASV: And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

YLT: And a man hath come from Baal-Shalishah, and bringeth in to the man of God bread of first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in its husk, and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat.'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:42 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And there came a man from Baal–shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:43

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר מְשָׁרְתוֹ מָה אֶתֵּן זֶה לִפְנֵי מֵאָה אִישׁ וַיֹּאמֶר תֵּן לָעָם וְיֹאכֵלוּ כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה אָכֹל וְהוֹתֵֽר׃

vayo'mer-mesharetvo-mah-'eten-zeh-lifeney-me'ah-'iysh-vayo'mer-ten-la'am-veyo'khelv-khiy-khoh-'amar-yehvah-'akhol-vehvoter

KJV: And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

AKJV: And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus says the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

ASV: And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

YLT: And his minister saith, What--do I give this before a hundred men?' and he saith, Give to the people, and they eat, for thus said Jehovah, Eat and leave;'

Exposition: 2Kings 4:43 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 4:44

Hebrew

וַיִּתֵּן לִפְנֵיהֶם וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיּוֹתִרוּ כִּדְבַר יְהוָֽה׃

vayiten-lifeneyhem-vayo'khelv-vayvotirv-khidevar-yehvah

KJV: So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.

AKJV: So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.

ASV: So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.

YLT: and he giveth before them, and they eat and leave, according to the word of Jehovah.

Exposition: 2Kings 4:44 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.