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Don’t slow down unless I tell you to.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then she saddled the donkey, and she said to her servant, “Urge the animal on; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not <i>thy</i> riding for me, except I bid thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, “Drive, and go forward; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, “Drive <i>the donkey</i> and go on; do not slow down the pace for me unless I tell you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then she saddled a donkey and said to her servant, &#8220Drive and go forward; do not slow down the pace for me unless I tell you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then she saddled a donkey and said to her servant, “Drive and go forward; do not slow down the pace for me unless I tell you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then she saddled a donkey and said to her young man, “Drive and go; do not hold back <i>the pace of</i> the ride for me unless I tell you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, “Drive [the animal] fast; do not slow down the pace for me unless I tell you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, “Go fast; don’t slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, &#8220Hurry, don&#8217t slow the pace for me unless I tell you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />She saddled the donkey and said to her servant, "Let's go. And don't slow down unless I tell you to." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />She saddled the donkey. Then she told her servant, "Lead on. Don't slow down unless I tell you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then she had the donkey saddled, and ordered the servant, "Make the donkey go as fast as it can, and don't slow down unless I tell you to." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So she saddled a donkey and told her servant, "Forward, driver! Don't slow down on my account, unless I tell you!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, ?Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />She saddled the donkey and told her servant, "Lead on. Do not stop unless I say so." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, "Drive, and go forward. Do not slow down for me, unless I ask you to."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, “Drive, and go forward! Don’t slow down for me, unless I ask you to.” <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 she saddles the donkey and says to her young man, “Lead, and go, do not restrain riding for me, except I have commanded [so] to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And she saddleth the ass, and saith unto her young man, 'Lead, and go, do not restrain riding for me, except I have said so to thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And she will saddle the ass, and say to her boy, Lead on, and go; thou shalt not hold back for me to ride except I said to thee.<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 she saddled an ass, and commanded her servant: Drive, and make haste, make no stay in going. And do that which I bid thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And she saddled a donkey, and she instructed her servant: “Drive, and hurry on. You shall cause no delay for me in departing. And do whatever I instruct you to do.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the donkey was saddled, she said to her servant, “Lead on! Do not stop my donkey unless I tell you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, “Urge the animal on; do not hold back for me unless I tell you.”<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 they saddled an ass for her, and she said to the servant, Drive fast; do not stop to dismount me unless I tell you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they put her on the donkey, and she said to the Boy Servant: “Drive, and go! Do not hinder me from sitting unless I have told you!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant: 'Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Be quick, proceed: spare not on my account to ride, unless I shall tell thee. Go, and thou shalt proceed, and come to the man of God to mount Carmel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/4-24.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=1158" 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">Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>“Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2280.htm" title="2280: wat·ta·ḥă·ḇōš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To bind, bind on, bind up. A primitive root; to wrap firmly; figuratively, to stop, to rule.">Then she saddled</a> <a href="/hebrew/860.htm" title="860: hā·’ā·ṯō·wn (Art:: N-fs) -- A female donkey. Probably from the same as 'eythan; a female donkey.">the donkey</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and told</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: na·‘ă·rāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">her servant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5090.htm" title="5090: nə·haḡ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to drive forth, i.e. Lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed; also, to sigh.">“Drive</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wā·lêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">onward;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6113.htm" title="6113: ta·‘ă·ṣār- (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To restrain, retain. A primitive root; to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble.">slow</a> <a href="/hebrew/7392.htm" title="7392: lir·kōḇ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">the pace</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">for me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">unless</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">you.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>So she set out and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, there is the Shunammite woman.…<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/22-3.htm">Genesis 22:3</a></span><br />So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-19.htm">1 Samuel 25:19</a></span><br />and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">2 Kings 9:1-3</a></span><br />Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead. / When you arrive, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go in, get him away from his companions, and take him to an inner room. / Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-9.htm">2 Kings 5:9</a></span><br />So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-16.htm">2 Kings 9:16</a></span><br />Then Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel, because Joram was laid up there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-16.htm">2 Kings 10:16</a></span><br />saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-2.htm">2 Kings 2:2-6</a></span><br />and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. / Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.” / And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">2 Kings 6:32-33</a></span><br />Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?” / While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">2 Kings 8:1-2</a></span><br />Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” / So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">2 Kings 13:14</a></span><br />When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-4.htm">Luke 10:4</a></span><br />Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-59.htm">Luke 9:59-60</a></span><br />Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” / But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-21.htm">Matthew 8:21-22</a></span><br />Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” / But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37</a></span><br />Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-20.htm">Mark 1:20</a></span><br />Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not your riding for me, except I bid you.</p><p class="hdg">Then she</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Exodus 4:20</a></b></br> And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-20.htm">1 Samuel 25:20</a></b></br> And it was <i>so, as</i> she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/13-13.htm">1 Kings 13:13,23</a></b></br> And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon, … </p><p class="hdg">Drive</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-19.htm">1 Samuel 25:19</a></b></br> And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/13-29.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-44.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-26.htm">Bid</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-22.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/judges/11-24.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-2.htm">Except</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-24.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-22.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-12.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/genesis/33-14.htm">Pace</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-27.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-33.htm">Restrain</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-9.htm">Riding</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-27.htm">Saddled</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-23.htm">Saddleth</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-20.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/joshua/18-3.htm">Slack</a> <a href="/judges/18-9.htm">Slow</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-19.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-14.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-23.htm">Urge</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-22.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/6-5.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-9.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-13.htm">Bid</a> <a href="/job/6-5.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-20.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-35.htm">Except</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-14.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-10.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-36.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-22.htm">Pace</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">Restrain</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-25.htm">Riding</a> <a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Saddled</a> <a href="/numbers/22-21.htm">Saddleth</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-25.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-7.htm">Slack</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Slow</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-5.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/esther/2-14.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/esther/4-8.htm">Urge</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-25.htm">Young</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>Then she saddled the donkey</b><br>In ancient Israel, donkeys were common means of transportation, especially for long journeys. The act of saddling a donkey indicates preparation and urgency. This woman, the Shunammite, is taking decisive action, reflecting her determination and faith. Her initiative is reminiscent of other biblical figures who took immediate action in times of crisis, such as Abraham in <a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Genesis 22:3</a>.<p><b>and told her servant</b><br>The presence of a servant highlights the social status of the Shunammite woman, indicating she was of some means. Servants were often entrusted with important tasks, and her command shows her authority and the trust she placed in her servant. This mirrors the relationship between other biblical figures and their servants, such as Eliezer with Abraham in <a href="/genesis/24.htm">Genesis 24</a>.<p><b>“Drive onward;</b><br>The phrase suggests urgency and determination. The Shunammite woman is focused on reaching the prophet Elisha without delay. This urgency is similar to the haste seen in other biblical narratives, such as the Israelites' exodus from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/12-11.htm">Exodus 12:11</a>).<p><b>do not slow the pace for me</b><br>Her insistence on maintaining speed underscores the critical nature of her mission. It reflects her resolve and the seriousness of her situation, akin to the urgency seen in the New Testament when Jesus sets His face toward Jerusalem (<a href="/luke/9-51.htm">Luke 9:51</a>).<p><b>unless I tell you.”</b><br>This phrase indicates her control over the journey and her awareness of her own limits. It shows wisdom and foresight, ensuring that the journey is as swift as possible while still allowing for necessary adjustments. This balance of urgency and prudence is a theme seen throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/proverbs/21-5.htm">Proverbs 21:5</a>, which speaks to the value of diligent planning.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shunammite_woman.htm">The Shunammite Woman</a></b><br>A notable woman from Shunem who showed great faith and hospitality. She is central to the account, demonstrating determination and urgency in seeking help for her son.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>The prophet of God who had previously promised the Shunammite woman a son. He represents God's power and presence in the account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servant.htm">The Servant</a></b><br>The unnamed servant of the Shunammite woman, who is instructed to lead the donkey quickly. He plays a supportive role in her urgent mission.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/shunem.htm">Shunem</a></b><br>A town in the territory of Issachar, where the Shunammite woman lived. It is significant as the starting point of her journey to find Elisha.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_carmel.htm">Mount Carmel</a></b><br>The destination of the Shunammite woman's journey, where Elisha was located. It is a place associated with prophetic activity and divine encounters.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_in_faith.htm">Urgency in Faith</a></b><br>The Shunammite woman's immediate action to seek Elisha teaches us the importance of urgency in our faith when addressing spiritual and personal crises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_representatives.htm">Trust in God's Representatives</a></b><br>Her journey to Elisha underscores the value of seeking godly counsel and intervention in times of need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_adversity.htm">Perseverance in Adversity</a></b><br>Despite her distress, the Shunammite woman remains focused and determined, exemplifying perseverance in the face of adversity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_supportive_relationships.htm">Role of Supportive Relationships</a></b><br>The servant's role highlights the importance of having supportive relationships that aid us in our spiritual journeys.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The account encourages believers to put their faith into action, trusting God to work through their efforts and the people He places in their 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/how_can_a_temple_contain_god.htm">In 2 Chronicles 2:4, how can a temple truly contain God if other passages assert He cannot be confined?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_chr_25_4_align_with_ot_laws.htm">In 2 Chronicles 25:4, how can Amaziah's execution of his father's assassins yet sparing their children be reconciled with other Old Testament commands on punishment and inheritance of guilt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rev_4_1_align_with_natural_laws.htm">How can Revelation 4:1's description of immediately entering heaven be reconciled with any natural laws or historical records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david_trust_ziba's_claim.htm">(2 Samuel 16:1-4) Why would David immediately trust Ziba's accusation and grant him all of Mephibosheth's property without further investigation?</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>(24) <span class= "bld">Then she saddled an ass.</span>--<span class= "ital">And she saddled the ass</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, which the young man brought, and probably saddled at her bidding.<p><span class= "bld">Slack not thy riding for me.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">restrain me not from riding</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, do not stop, or slacken speed. A halt for rest might naturally be taken, as the distance was considerable.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then she saddled an ass</span>; rather, <span class="accented">then she saddled</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> "caused to be saddled") <span class="accented">the</span> ass - the particular animal which her husband had placed at her disposal. <span class="cmt_word">And said to her servant, Drive, and go forward</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "set the ass in motion, and then proceed steadily forward." In the East, each donkey has its driver, who sots it in motion, and regulates its pace. The rider leaves all to him. <span class="cmt_word">Slack not thy riding for me</span> - rather, <span class="accented">slacken me not the riding</span> (Revised Version), or, <span class="accented">slacken not my riding</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "do not lessen the pace of my riding" - <span class="cmt_word">except I bid thee.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/4-24.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">Then she saddled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·ḥă·ḇōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2280.htm">Strong's 2280: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the donkey</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאָת֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ṯō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_860.htm">Strong's 860: </a> </span><span class="str2">A female donkey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and told</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֥אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her servant,</span><br /><span class="heb">נַעֲרָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(na·‘ă·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boy, lad, youth, retainer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Drive</span><br /><span class="heb">נְהַ֣ג</span> <span class="translit">(nə·haḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5090.htm">Strong's 5090: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive forth, lead, carry away, to proceed, to sigh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">onward;</span><br /><span class="heb">וָלֵ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">slow</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲצָר־</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·ṣār-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6113.htm">Strong's 6113: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the pace</span><br /><span class="heb">לִרְכֹּ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(lir·kōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ride, to place upon, to despatch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">unless</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I tell</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֥רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/4-24.htm">2 Kings 4:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/4-24.htm">2 Kings 4:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/4-24.htm">2 Kings 4:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4-24.htm">2 Kings 4:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4-24.htm">2 Kings 4:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/4-24.htm">2 Kings 4:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/4-24.htm">2 Kings 4:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/4-24.htm">2 Kings 4:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/4-24.htm">2 Kings 4:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/4-24.htm">2 Kings 4:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/4-24.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 4:24 Then she saddled a donkey and said (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/4-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 4:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/4-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 4:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:25" /></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>