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2 Könige 4:30
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Aber die Mutter des Knaben sprach: So wahr der Herr lebt, und so wahr deine Seele lebt, ich lasse nicht von dir! Da machte er sich auf und folgte ihr.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
As the Lord: 2 Kings 2:2, 2 Kings 2:4
I will not: Exodus 33:12-16, Ruth 1:16-18
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 1:26 - as thy soul 2 Samuel 15:21 - As the Lord 1 Kings 1:29 - As the
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the mother of the child said,.... Having no faith in what the servant was to do, or could do:
as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee; signifying she would not go with his servant, but insisted upon it that he himself went with her, or she would not depart:
and he arose, and followed her; influenced by her importunity, and a sense of favours he had received from her, and more especially by the Spirit of God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 30. I will not leave thee. — The prophet it seems had no design to accompany her; he intended to wait for Gehazi's return; but as the woman was well assured the child was dead, she was determined not to return till she brought the prophet with her.
