Then she came and told (A)the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”

The Shunammite Woman

Now there came a day when Elisha passed over to (B)Shunem, where there was a [a]prominent woman, and she persuaded him to eat [b]food. And so it was, as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat [c]food. She said to her husband, “Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy (C)man of God passing by us continually.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 4:8 Lit great
  2. 2 Kings 4:8 Lit bread
  3. 2 Kings 4:8 Lit bread

She went and told the man of God,(A) and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.”

The Shunammite’s Son Restored to Life

One day Elisha went to Shunem.(B) And a well-to-do woman was there, who urged him to stay for a meal. So whenever he came by, he stopped there to eat. She said to her husband, “I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God.

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