the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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2 Könige 4:30
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Die Mutter des Knaben aber sprach: So wahr der HERR lebt und deine Seele, ich lasse nicht von dir! Da machte er sich auf und ging ihr nach.
Bible Verse Review
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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.