2 Kings 4:11
And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
2 Kings 4:11 in other translations
| BSB | One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down. |
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| WEB | One day he came there, and he went to the room and lay there. |
| ASV | And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber and lay there. |
| YLT | And the day cometh, that he cometh in thither, and turneth aside unto the upper chamber, and lieth there, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the upper chamber, and lay there. |
| BBE | Now one day, when he had gone there, he went into the little room and took his rest there. |
| Webster | And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. |
What does 2 Kings 4:11 mean?
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…
2 Kings 4:11 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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.
- 2 Kings 4:12
And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
2 Kings 4:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aconteció que un día vino él por allí, y recogióse en aquella cámara, y durmió en ella. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Or, un jour, il arriva qu’il vint là, et qu’il se retira dans la chambre haute et y coucha. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah eines Tages, da kam er dahin, und er kehrte in das Obergemach ein und schlief daselbst. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Facta est ergo dies quædam, et veniens divertit in cœnaculum, et requievit ibi. |