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2 Kings 4:8

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.

KJV

Facta est autem quædam dies, et transibat Eliseus per Sunam : erat autem ibi mulier magna, quæ tenuit eum ut comederet panem : cumque frequenter inde transiret, divertebat ad eam ut comederet panem.

Vulgate

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἡμέρα καὶ διέβη Ἐλεισαῖε εἰς Σουμάν, καὶ ἐκεῖ γυνὴ μεγάλη καὶ ἐκράτησεν αὐτὸν φαγεῖν ἄρτον· καὶ ἐγένετο ἀφ’ ἱκανοῦ τοῦ εἰσπορεύεσθαι αὐτὸν ἐξέκλινεν τοῦ ἐκεῖ φαγεῖν.

LXX

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

וַ/יְהִ֨י הַ/יּ֜וֹם וַ/יַּעֲבֹ֧ר אֱלִישָׁ֣ע אֶל שׁוּנֵ֗ם וְ/שָׁם֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה וַ/תַּחֲזֶק בּ֖/וֹ לֶ/אֱכָל לָ֑חֶם וַֽ/יְהִי֙ מִ/דֵּ֣י עָבְר֔/וֹ יָסֻ֥ר שָׁ֖מָּ/ה לֶ/אֱכָל לָֽחֶם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Elisha
Places Shunem

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱלִישָׁ֔ע
'lysh'
proper_noun · 58×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
דֵּ֤י
dy
noun · 39×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
הֶחֱזִ֗יק
hchzyq
verb · 289×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
לֶ֣חֶם
lchm
noun · 297×
ם
m
verb · 811×
סָ֥ר
sr
verb · 301×
עֹבֵ֣ר
'br
verb · 561×
שׁוּנֵ֑ם
shvnm
proper_noun · 3×

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers the ministry of Elisha, the dynasty of Jehu, the reigns of the kings of Israel and Judah, the prophets Jonah and Isaiah, and the fall of Samaria to the Assyrians in 722 BC. Josephus preserves traditions about Jonah and the Ninevites that supplement the biblical book.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 1:3 — So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
  • 1Kgs 1:3 — So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
  • 1Sam 28:4 — And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.
  • 2Kgs 4:11 — And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
  • 2Kgs 5:1 — Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but
  • 2Sam 19:32 — Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
  • Acts 16:15 — And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
  • Gen 19:3 — And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
  • Gen 38:1 — And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
  • Job 1:3 — His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all
  • Job 32:9 — Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
  • Josh 19:18 — And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
  • Josh 19:18 — And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
  • Judg 19:20 — And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
  • Luke 1:15 — For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
  • Luke 24:29 — But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
  • Luke 24:29 — But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
  • Matt 10:41 — He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
  • Prov 7:21 — With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
  • Prov 7:21 — With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.