2 Kings 4 · Verse 23

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 4:23, King James Version

2 Kings 4:23 in other translations

BSB“Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said.
WEBHe said, “Why would you want to go to him today? It is not a new moon or a Sabbath.” She said, “It’s all right.”
ASVAnd he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
YLTAnd he saith, ‘Wherefore art thou going unto him to-day? --neither new moon nor sabbath!' and she saith, ‘Peace to thee!'
DARBYAnd he said, Why wilt thou go to him to-day? It is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It is well.
BBEAnd he said, Why are you going to him today? it is not a new moon or a Sabbath. But she said, It is well.
WebsterAnd he said, Why wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new-moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

What does 2 Kings 4:23 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 Wherefore wilt thou go - She was a very prudent woman; she would not harass the feelings of her husband by informing him of the death of his son till she had tried the power of the prophet. Though the religion of the true God was not the religion of the state, yet there were no doubt multitudes of the people who continued to worship the true God alone, and were in the habit of going, as is here intimated, on new moons and Sabbaths, to consult the prophet.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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…

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2 Kings 4:23 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.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
מַ֠דּוּעַMa.du.a'why?H4069
אַ֣תְּ'a.ti[are] youH859
הֹלֶ֤כֶתho.lakh.tigoingH1980
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
חֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshnew moonH2320
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
שַׁבָּ֑תsha.BatsabbathH7676
וַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559
שָׁלֽוֹם\׃sha.LompeaceH7965

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 4:23

  • Numbers 10:10

    Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the Lord your God.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:31

    And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the Lord:

  • Numbers 28:11

    And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;

  • Isaiah 1:13-15

    Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
new moon.
Nu 10:10; 28:11; 1Ch 23:31; Isa 1:13-15
well. Heb. peace.
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Context

  • 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 4:24

    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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2 Kings 4:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y él dijo: ¿Para qué has de ir á él hoy? No es nueva luna, ni sábado. Y ella respondió: Paz.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il dit: Pourquoi vas-tu vers lui aujourd’hui? Ce n’est ni nouvelle lune ni sabbat. Et elle dit: Tout va bien.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach: Warum willst du heute zu ihm gehen? Es ist weder Neumond noch Sabbath. Und sie sprach: Es ist gut.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui ait illi: Quam ob causam vadis ad eum? hodie non sunt calendæ, neque sabbatum. Quæ respondit: Vadam.