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2 Kings 4:28-30
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Kings 4:28-30
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 Then she said, “Did I ask my lord for a son? Didn’t I say, ‘Don’t give me false hope’?”
29 Then Elisha said to Gehazi, “Hike up your garments for travel,[a] and take my staff in your hand and go! If you meet someone, do not greet him, and if someone greets you, do not answer. Put my staff on the boy’s face.”
30 But the boy’s mother said, “As surely as the Lord lives and your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.
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- 2 Kings 4:29 This refers to gathering up one’s flowing robes around the waist to make it easier to move quickly. We might say, “Tighten your belt.”
2 Kings 4:28-30
New International Version
2 Kings 4:28-30
New International Version
28 “Did I ask you for a son, my lord?” she said. “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t raise my hopes’?”
29 Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tuck your cloak into your belt,(A) take my staff(B) in your hand and run. Don’t greet anyone you meet, and if anyone greets you, do not answer. Lay my staff on the boy’s face.”
30 But the child’s mother said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.
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