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Contemporary English Version

2 Kings 4:15

"Ask her to come here again," Elisha told his servant. He called for her, and she came and stood in the doorway of Elisha's room.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Shunammite;   Women;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gehazi;   Shunem;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Elisha;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Miracle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hospitality;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Shunem;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Shalisha;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Elisha;   Furniture;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Marriage;   Medicine;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gehazi ;   Shunammite ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elisha;   Gehazi;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'sha;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gehazi;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Call her,” Elisha said. So Gehazi called her, and she stood in the doorway.
Hebrew Names Version
He said, Call her. When he had called her, she stood in the door.
King James Version
And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
English Standard Version
He said, "Call her." And when he had called her, she stood in the doorway.
New Century Version
Then Elisha said to Gehazi, "Call her." When he called her, she stood in the doorway.
New English Translation
Elisha told him, "Ask her to come here." So he did so and she came and stood in the doorway.
Amplified Bible
He said, "Call her." So Gehazi called her, and she [came and] stood in the doorway.
New American Standard Bible
He then said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood in the doorway.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said he, Cal her. And hee called her, and shee stoode in the doore.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he said, "Call her." So he called her, and she stood in the doorway.
Complete Jewish Bible
Elisha said, "Call her." After he called her, she stood in the doorway.
Darby Translation
And he said, Call her; and he called her; and she stood in the doorway.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Elisha said, "Call her." So Gehazi called the woman. She came and stood at his door.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
Good News Translation
"Tell her to come here," Elisha ordered. She came and stood in the doorway,
Lexham English Bible
And he said, "Call for her," so he called for her and she stood in the doorway.
Literal Translation
And he said, Call for her. And he called for her. And she stood at the door.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde: Call her. And wha he had called her, she stode at the dore.
American Standard Version
And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
Bible in Basic English
Then he said, Send for her. And in answer to his voice she took her place at the door.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he said: Call her. And when he had called her, she stoode in the doore.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said: 'Call her.' And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
King James Version (1611)
And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the doore.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he called her, and she stood by the door.
English Revised Version
And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
Berean Standard Bible
"Call her," said Elisha. So Gehazi called her, and she stood in the doorway.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Elisee comaundide, that he schulde clepe hir. And whanne sche was clepid, and stood bifor the dore,
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, `Call for her;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth at the opening,
Update Bible Version
And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
World English Bible
He said, Call her. When he had called her, she stood in the door.
New King James Version
So he said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood in the doorway.
New Living Translation
"Call her back again," Elisha told him. When the woman returned, Elisha said to her as she stood in the doorway,
New Life Bible
Elisha said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood at the door.
New Revised Standard
He said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood at the door.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said - Call her. So he called her, and she stood in the doorway.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then he bid him call her. And when she was called, and stood before the door,
Revised Standard Version
He said, "Call her." And when he had called her, she stood in the doorway.
THE MESSAGE
"Call her in," said Elisha. He called her and she stood at the open door.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood in the doorway.

Contextual Overview

8 Once, while Elisha was in the town of Shunem, he met a rich woman who invited him to her home for dinner. After that, whenever he was in Shunem, he would have a meal there with her and her husband. 9 Some time later the woman said to her husband, "I'm sure the man who comes here so often is a prophet of God. 10 Why don't we build him a small room on the flat roof of our house? We can put a bed, a table and chair, and an oil lamp in it. Then whenever he comes, he can stay with us." 11 The next time Elisha was in Shunem, he stopped at their house and went up to his room to rest. 12He said to his servant Gehazi, "This woman has been very helpful. Have her come up here to the roof for a moment." She came, and Elisha told Gehazi to say to her, "You've gone to a lot of trouble for us, and we want to help you. Is there something we can request the king or army commander to do?" The woman answered, "With my relatives nearby, I have everything I need." 14 "Then what can we do for her?" Elisha asked Gehazi. Gehazi replied, "I do know that her husband is old, and that she doesn't have a son." 15 "Ask her to come here again," Elisha told his servant. He called for her, and she came and stood in the doorway of Elisha's room. 16 Elisha said to her, "Next year at this time, you'll be holding your own baby son in your arms." "You're a man of God," the woman replied. "Please don't lie to me." 17 But a few months later, the woman got pregnant. She gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had promised.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 4:24
Anyone who tries to get even with me will be punished ten times more than anyone who tries to get even with Cain."
Leviticus 26:18
Then, if you still refuse to obey me, I will punish you seven times for each of your sins,
Leviticus 26:21
If you keep rebelling against me, I'll punish you seven times worse, just as your sins deserve!
Leviticus 26:24
I'll remain your enemy and punish you even worse.
Leviticus 26:28
I'll really get furious and punish you terribly for your sins!
Psalms 59:11
Don't kill them, or everyone may forget! Just use your mighty power to make them tremble and fall. You are a shield for your people.
Psalms 79:12
Each of those nations sneered at you, our Lord. Now let others sneer at them, seven times as much.
Proverbs 6:31
And thieves who get caught must pay back seven times what was stolen and lose everything.
Ezekiel 9:4
"Walk through the city of Jerusalem and mark the forehead of anyone who is truly upset and sad about the disgusting things that are being done here."
Hosea 1:4
Then the Lord said, "Hosea, name your son Jezreel, because I will soon punish the descendants of King Jehu of Israel for the murders he committed in Jezreel Valley. I will destroy his kingdom,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said, call her,.... Perhaps finding an impulse on his own mind, from the Spirit of God, that this was the thing to be done for her:

and when he had called her, she stood in the door; of his chamber:

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