2 Kings 4 · Verse 10

2 Kings 4:10

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, King James Version

2 Kings 4:10 in other translations

BSBPlease let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”
WEBPlease, let’s make a little room on the roof. Let’s set a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp stand for him there. When he comes to us, he can stay there.”
ASVLet us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
YLTlet us make, I pray thee, a little upper chamber of the wall, and we set for him there a bed, and a table, and a high seat, and a candlestick; and it hath been, in his coming in unto us, he doth turn aside thither.'
DARBYLet us make, I pray thee, a small upper chamber with walls, and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a lampstand; and it shall be when he cometh to us, he shall turn in thither.
BBESo let us make a little room on the wall; and put a bed there for him, and a table and a seat and a light; so that when he comes to us, he will be able to go in there.
WebsterLet 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.

What does 2 Kings 4:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Let us make a little chamber--not build, but prepare it. She meant a room in the oleah, the porch, or gateway (2Sa 18:33; 1Ki 17:19), attached to the front of the house, leading into the court and inner apartments. The front of the house, excepting the door, is a dead wall, and hence this room is called a chamber in the wall. It is usually appropriated to the use of strangers, or lodgers for a night, and, from its seclusion, convenient for study or retirement.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Let us make a little chamber - See the note upon Jdg 3:20 (note). As the woman was convinced that Elisha was a prophet, she knew that he must have need of more privacy than the general state of her house could afford; and therefore she proposes what she knew would be a great acquisition to him, as he could live in this little chamber in as much privacy as if he were in his own house. The bed, the table, the stool, and the candlestick, were really every thing he could need, by way of accommodation, in such circumstances.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 4:8-17

Elisha was well thought of by the king of Israel for his late services; a good man can take as much pleasure in serving others, as in raising himself. But the Shunammite needed not any good offices of this kind. It is a happiness to dwell among our own people, that love and respect us, and to whom we are able to do good. It would be well with many, if they did but know when they are really well off. The Lord sees…

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2 Kings 4:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

נַֽעֲשֶׂה\־na.'a.seh-let us makeH6213
נָּ֤אna'pleaseH4994
עֲלִיַּת\־'a.li.yat-an upper room ofH5944
קִיר֙kira wallH7023
קְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahsmallH6996
וְנָשִׂ֨יםve.na.Simand let us putH7760
ל֥וֹlofor him
שָׁ֛םshamthereH8033
מִטָּ֥הmi.Taha bedH4296
וְשֻׁלְחָ֖ןve.shul.Chanand a tableH7979
וְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'and a chairH3678
וּמְנוֹרָ֑הu.me.no.Rahand a lampstandH4501
וְהָיָ֛הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
בְּבֹא֥וֹbe.vo.'Owhen comes heH935
אֵלֵ֖ינוּ'e.Lei.nuto usH413
יָס֥וּרya.Surhe will turn asideH5493
שָֽׁמָּה\׃Sha.mahthere towardsH8033

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 4:10

  • Romans 12:13

    Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

  • 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. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

  • 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.

  • Hebrews 10:24

    And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

  • Hebrews 13:2

    Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

  • 1 Peter 4:9-10

    Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

  • Luke 8:3

    And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

  • Mark 9:41

    For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

  • Isaiah 32:8

    But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.

  • 1 Kings 17:19

    And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Let us.
Isa 32:8; Mt 10:41,42; 25:40; Mr 9:41; Lu 8:3; Ro 12:13; Heb 10:24
Heb 13:2; 1Pe 4:9,10
a little chamber.An {âleeyah,} or {oleäh,} as the Arabs call it; a small back house annexed to the principal dwelling, in which the prophet could live in a great privacy as in his own house, and to which he could retire at pleasure, without breaking in upon the private affairs of the family, or being in his turn interrupted by them in his devotions. See the notes on Jud 3:20.
1Ki 17:19

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Context

  • 2 Kings 4:9

    And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.

  • 2 Kings 4:10

    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 4:11

    And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.

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2 Kings 4:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo te ruego que hagas una pequeña cámara de paredes, y pongamos en ella cama, y mesa, y silla, y candelero, para que cuando viniere á nosotros, se recoja en ella.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Faisons, je te prie, une petite chambre haute en maçonnerie, et mettons-y pour lui un lit, et une table, et un siège, et un chandelier; et il arrivera que, quand il viendra chez nous, il se retirera là.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Laß uns doch ein kleines gemauertes Obergemach machen, und ihm ein Bett und Tisch und Stuhl und Leuchter darein stellen; und es geschehe, wenn er zu uns kommt, mag er dort einkehren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Faciamus ergo ei cœnaculum parvum, et ponamus ei in eo lectulum, et mensam, et sellam, et candelabrum, ut cum venerit ad nos, maneat ibi.