2 Kings 4:10 · KJV
“Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.”
— 2 Kings 4:10
And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this {is} an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
2 Kings 4 — Context
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. {it fell on a day: Heb. there was a day} {constrained him: Heb. laid hold on him}
9And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this {is} an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
10Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
11And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
12And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
Cross References
Romans 12:13
Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Matthew 25:40
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done {it} unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done {it} unto me.
Matthew 10:41-42
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
Hebrews 10:24
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
1 Peter 4:9-10
Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
Luke 8:3
And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Isaiah 32:8
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. {stand: or, be established}