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2 Kings 4:8

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¶ 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.

And it fell on a day {H3117}, that Elisha {H477} passed {H5674} to Shunem {H7766}, where was a great {H1419} woman {H802}; and she constrained {H2388} him to eat {H398} bread {H3899}. And so it was, that as oft {H1767} as he passed by {H5674}, he turned {H5493} in thither to eat {H398} bread {H3899}.

One day Elisha visited Shunem, and a well-to-do woman living there pressed him to stay and eat a meal. After this, whenever he came through, he stopped there for a meal.

One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.

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.

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Cross-References

  • Joshua 19:18 (7 votes)

    And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

  • Genesis 19:3 (5 votes)

    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.

  • Job 32:9 (5 votes)

    Great men are not [always] wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

  • Luke 24:29 (5 votes)

    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.

  • 2 Kings 4:11 (5 votes)

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

  • 2 Kings 4:12 (5 votes)

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

  • Job 1:3 (5 votes)

    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 the men of the east.