"And he said, What then {is} to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old." — 2 Kings 4:14

2 Kings 4:14 · KJV

“And he said, What then {is} to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.”

— 2 Kings 4:14

Verse 13

And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what {is} to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

Verse 15

And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

2 Kings 4 — Context

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

And he said, What then {is} to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.

And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, {thou} man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. {season: Heb. set time}

Cross References

Luke 1:7

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were {now} well stricken in years.

Genesis 15:2-3

And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house {is} this Eliezer of Damascus?

1 Samuel 1:8

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? {am} not I better to thee than ten sons?

Genesis 25:21

And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she {was} barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Judges 13:2

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name {was} Manoah; and his wife {was} barren, and bare not.

Genesis 18:10-14

And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard {it} in the tent door, which {was} behind him.

Genesis 17:17

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall {a child} be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Genesis 30:1

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

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