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And at that time the following year she had a son, just as Elisha had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the woman conceived, and she bore a son about that time the following spring, as Elisha had said to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the woman did conceive, and at that time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had told her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at that season the next year, as Elisha had told her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The woman conceived and bore a son at that season the next year, as Elisha had said to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the woman conceived and bore a son at that season the next year, as Elisha had said to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the woman conceived and bore a son at that season the next year, as Elisha had said to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at that season the next year, just as Elisha had said to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The woman conceived and gave birth to a son at the same time the following year, as Elisha had promised her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The woman conceived and gave birth to a son at the same time the following year, as Elisha had promised her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But a few months later, the woman got pregnant. She gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had promised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But the woman became pregnant and had a son at that time next year, as Elisha had told her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But, as Elisha had said, at about that time the following year she gave birth to a son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But the woman did conceive and did bear a son at that very same time the next year, just as Elisha had told her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the woman did conceive, and at that time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The woman did conceive, and at the specified time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The woman conceived, and bore a son at that season, when the time came around, as Elisha had said to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that season that Elisha had said to her, according to the time of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The woman conceived, and bore a son at that season when the time came around, as Elisha had said to her. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the woman conceives and bears a son, at this season, according to the time of life that Elisha spoke of to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the woman conceiveth and beareth a son, at this season, according to the time of life, that Elisha spake of unto her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the woman will conceive and bear a son at this appointment about the time of living which Elisha spake to her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the woman conceived, and brought forth a son in the time, and at the same hour, that Eliseus had said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the woman conceived. And she bore a son, in the time and at the same hour as Elisha had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet the woman conceived, and by the same time the following year she had given birth to a son, as Elisha had promised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The woman conceived and bore a son at that season, in due time, as Elisha had declared to her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the woman conceived and bore a son; at the season that Elisha had said to her, she was with child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the woman conceived and she bore a son at this time, as she lived, just as Elisha said to her.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the woman conceived, and bore a son at the very time, as the season was, being alive, as Elisaie said to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/4-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=1096" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm">The Shunammite Woman</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.” <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: hā·’iš·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">But the woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/2029.htm" title="2029: wat·ta·har (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To conceive, become pregnant. A primitive root; to be pregnant, conceive.">did conceive,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">and at that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: lam·mō·w·‘êḏ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">time</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: kā·‘êṯ (Prep-k, Art:: N-cs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">the next year</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yāh (Adj-fs) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: wat·tê·leḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">she gave birth to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bên (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">a son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/477.htm" title="477: ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ (N-proper-ms) -- God is salvation, a well-known Isr. prophet. Contracted for Eliyshuwa'. Elisha, the famous prophet.">Elisha</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">had told</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- To, into, towards. ">her.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1-2</a></span><br />Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. / So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">1 Samuel 1:19-20</a></span><br />The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her. / So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-24.htm">Luke 1:24-25</a></span><br />After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared, / “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-19.htm">Romans 4:19-21</a></span><br />Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb. / Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, / being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11</a></span><br />By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-10.htm">Genesis 18:10-14</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent. / And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. / So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-36.htm">Luke 1:36-37</a></span><br />Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month. / For no word from God will ever fail.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-22.htm">Genesis 30:22-23</a></span><br />Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, / and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/13-2.htm">Judges 13:2-3</a></span><br />Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children. / The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-21.htm">1 Samuel 2:21</a></span><br />So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Isaiah 54:1</a></span><br />“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-27.htm">Galatians 4:27</a></span><br />For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-26.htm">Matthew 19:26</a></span><br />Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/113-9.htm">Psalm 113:9</a></span><br />He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-27.htm">Luke 18:27</a></span><br />But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that season that Elisha had said to her, according to the time of life.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1</a></b></br> And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">1 Samuel 1:19,20</a></b></br> And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/113-9.htm">Psalm 113:9</a></b></br> He maketh the barren woman to keep house, <i>and to be</i> a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/14-28.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-20.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-19.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-14.htm">Child</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-5.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-5.htm">Conceiveth</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-16.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">Eli'sha</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-26.htm">Following</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-14.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-5.htm">Pregnant</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-16.htm">Round</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-16.htm">Season</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-21.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-16.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/5-23.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-20.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-3.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-23.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-18.htm">Child</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-17.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-23.htm">Conceiveth</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-32.htm">Eli'sha</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-15.htm">Following</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-23.htm">Pregnant</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-14.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-29.htm">Season</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-20.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">Elisha multiplies the widow's oil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">He obtains a son for the good Shunammite</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-18.htm">He restores her son when dead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">At Gilgal he heals the deadly pottage</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">He satisfies a hundred men with twenty loaves</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But the woman did conceive</b><br>This phrase highlights the miraculous nature of the conception, as the woman was previously barren. In the biblical context, barrenness was often seen as a significant challenge and a source of social stigma. The miraculous conception parallels other biblical accounts, such as Sarah (<a href="/genesis/21.htm">Genesis 21:1-2</a>) and Hannah (<a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">1 Samuel 1:19-20</a>), where God intervenes to fulfill His promises. This event underscores God's power to bring life and fulfill His word through His prophets.<p><b>and at that time the next year</b><br>The specific timing emphasizes the accuracy and reliability of prophetic words. In the ancient Near Eastern context, time was often marked by agricultural cycles, and the phrase suggests a full cycle of seasons. This precise fulfillment of prophecy reinforces the authority of Elisha as a true prophet of God, whose words are trustworthy and come to pass as spoken.<p><b>she gave birth to a son</b><br>The birth of a son was particularly significant in ancient Israelite culture, as sons were seen as carriers of the family lineage and inheritors of the family estate. This birth not only brought personal joy to the woman and her husband but also had broader implications for their social standing and future security. The son can be seen as a type of Christ, a miraculous child who brings hope and fulfills divine promises.<p><b>just as Elisha had told her</b><br>This phrase confirms the fulfillment of Elisha's prophecy, highlighting the role of prophets as God's messengers. Elisha, as a successor to Elijah, continues the prophetic tradition of speaking God's truth and demonstrating His power. The fulfillment of his words serves to authenticate his ministry and the divine source of his message. This also connects to the broader biblical theme of God's faithfulness to His promises, as seen throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>A prophet of God who succeeded Elijah. Known for his miracles and deep faith, Elisha plays a central role in this account as the one who prophesies the birth of the son.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shunammite_woman.htm">The Shunammite Woman</a></b><br>A notable woman from Shunem who showed hospitality to Elisha. Her faith and kindness are rewarded with the promise and fulfillment of a son.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shunem.htm">Shunem</a></b><br>A town in the territory of Issachar, where the Shunammite woman lived. It serves as the setting for this miraculous event.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_a_son.htm">The Promise of a Son</a></b><br>The event where Elisha promises the Shunammite woman that she will have a son, which is fulfilled in this verse.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_miracle_of_conception.htm">The Miracle of Conception</a></b><br>The miraculous event where the Shunammite woman, previously childless, conceives and bears a son as prophesied by Elisha.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Trust in God's timing and promises, even when circumstances seem impossible. The Shunammite woman's account reminds us that God is faithful to His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_hospitality.htm">The Power of Hospitality</a></b><br>The Shunammite woman's hospitality to Elisha opened the door for God's blessing. We are encouraged to show kindness and hospitality, as it can lead to unexpected blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_life's_miracles.htm">God's Sovereignty in Life's Miracles</a></b><br>Recognize God's hand in the miraculous events of life. The birth of the Shunammite woman's son was a direct result of divine intervention, reminding us of God's sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_god's_word.htm">The Role of Prophets and God's Word</a></b><br>Elisha's role as a prophet emphasizes the importance of listening to and valuing God's word. We should seek to understand and apply biblical teachings in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_2_kings_4_miracles.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence that any of these miracles in 2 Kings 4 took place?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_events_are_described_in_2_kings.htm">What events are described in 2 Kings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_raising_the_dead.htm">What does the Bible say about raising the dead?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_metaphysical_naturalism.htm">What is the Prophet's Reward?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">And the woman conceived.</span>--Comp. with this verse <a href="/genesis/21-2.htm" title="For Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.">Genesis 21:2</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Said.</span>--<span class= "ital">Promised.</span><p><span class= "bld">According to the time of life.</span>--See Note on <a href="/2_kings/4-16.htm" title="And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, you shall embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid.">2Kings 4:16</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life</span>; rather, as the Revised Version gives the passage, <span class="accented">the woman conceived</span>, <span class="accented">and bare a son at that season</span>, <span class="accented">when the time came round</span>, <span class="accented">as Elisha had said unto her</span>. The event was exactly as predicted; the child was born at the same season of the ensuing year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/4-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But the woman</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִשָּׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did conceive,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּ֥הַר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2029.htm">Strong's 2029: </a> </span><span class="str2">To conceive, become pregnant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and at that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">time</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמּוֹעֵ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(lam·mō·w·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the next year</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּעֵ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(kā·‘êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she gave birth to</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֣לֶד</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·leḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a son,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just as</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Elisha</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלִישָֽׁע׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lî·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_477.htm">Strong's 477: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elisha -- 'God is salvation', a well-known Israelite prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had told</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/4-17.htm">2 Kings 4:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/4-17.htm">2 Kings 4:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/4-17.htm">2 Kings 4:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4-17.htm">2 Kings 4:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4-17.htm">2 Kings 4:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/4-17.htm">2 Kings 4:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/4-17.htm">2 Kings 4:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/4-17.htm">2 Kings 4:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/4-17.htm">2 Kings 4:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/4-17.htm">2 Kings 4:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/4-17.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 4:17 The woman conceived and bore a son (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/4-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 4:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/4-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 4:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>