2 Kings 4:22
And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
2 Kings 4:22 in other translations
| BSB | And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.” |
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| WEB | She called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and come again.” |
| ASV | And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the servants, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again. |
| YLT | and calleth unto her husband, and saith, ‘Send, I pray thee, to me, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I run unto the man of God, and return.' |
| DARBY | And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I will run to the man of God, and come again. |
| BBE | And she said to her husband, Send me one of the servants and one of the asses so that I may go quickly to the man of God and come back again. |
| Webster | And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again. |
What does 2 Kings 4:22 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 4:18-37
Here is the sudden death of the child. All the mother's tenderness cannot keep alive a child of promise, a child of prayer, one given in love. But how admirably does the prudent, pious mother, guard her lips under this sudden affliction! Not one peevish word escapes from her. Such confidence had she of God's goodness, that she was ready to believe that he would restore what he had now taken away. O woman, great is…
2 Kings 4:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 4:22
- Acts 9:38
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
- 2 Kings 4:26
Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.
- John 11:3
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
- 2 Kings 4:24
Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
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Context
- 2 Kings 4:21
And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
- 2 Kings 4:22
And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
- 2 Kings 4:23
And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
2 Kings 4:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Llamando luego á su marido, díjole: Ruégote que envíes conmigo á alguno de los criados y una de las asnas, para que yo vaya corriendo al varón de Dios, y vuelva. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle appela son mari, et dit: Envoie-moi, je te prie, un des jeunes hommes, et une des ânesses, et je courrai jusqu’à l’homme de Dieu; et je reviendrai. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie rief ihren Mann und sprach: Sende mir doch einen von den Knaben und eine von den Eselinnen, und ich will zu dem Manne Gottes laufen und wiederkommen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | vocavit virum suum, et ait: Mitte mecum, obsecro, unum de pueris, et asinam, ut excurram usque ad hominem Dei, et revertar. |