2 Kings 4 · Verse 25

2 Kings 4:25

So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
2 Kings 4:25, King James Version

2 Kings 4:25 in other translations

BSBSo 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.
WEBSo she went, and came to the man of God to Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her afar off, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Behold, there is the Shunammite.
ASVSo she went, and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite:
YLTAnd she goeth, and cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill of Carmel, and it cometh to pass, at the man of God's seeing her from over-against, that he saith unto Gehazi his young man, ‘Lo, this Shunammite;
DARBYAnd she went and came to the man of God, to mount Carmel. And it came to pass when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, there is the Shunammite:
BBESo she went, and came to Mount Carmel, to the man of God. And when the man of God saw her coming in his direction, he said to Gehazi, his servant, See, there is the Shunammite;
WebsterSo she went and came to the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunamite:

What does 2 Kings 4:25 mean?

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 4:25 in the original Hebrew

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וַתֵּ֗לֶךְva.Te.lekhand she wentH1980
וַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'and she cameH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אִ֥ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַ֣רhar[the] mountain ofH2022
הַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.Mel<the> CarmelH3760
וַ֠יְהִיVay.hiand it wasH1961
כִּרְא֨וֹתkir.'otwhen sawH7200
אִישׁ\־'ish-[the] man ofH376
הָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
אֹתָהּ֙'o.Tah<obj.> herH853
מִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedfrom beforeH5048
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֶל\־'el-toH413
גֵּיחֲזִ֣יgei.cha.ZiGehaziH1522
נַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.Roservant hisH5288
הִנֵּ֖הhi.Nehthere!H2009
הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.Mit[is] the Shunammite [woman]H7767
הַלָּֽז\׃ha.LazthisH1975

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Cross references for 2 Kings 4:25

  • 2 Kings 2:25

    And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

  • Isaiah 35:2

    It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

  • 1 Kings 18:19

    Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.

  • 1 Kings 18:42

    So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

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2:25; 1Ki 18:19,42; Isa 35:2

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Kings 4:25

    So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:

  • 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.

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2 Kings 4:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Partióse pues, y vino al varón de Dios al monte del Carmelo. Y cuando el varón de Dios la vió de lejos, dijo á su criado Giezi: He aquí la Sunamita:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et elle s’en alla, et vint vers l’homme de Dieu, sur la montagne du Carmel. Et il arriva que, quand l’homme de Dieu la vit de loin, il dit à Guéhazi, son jeune homme: Voici cette Sunamite!
German
Elberfelder 1871		So zog sie hin und kam zu dem Manne Gottes auf den Berg Karmel. Und es geschah, als der Mann Gottes sie von ferne sah, da sprach er zu Gehasi, seinem Knaben: Siehe da, die Sunamitin!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Profecta est igitur, et venit ad virum Dei in montem Carmeli: cumque vidisset eam vir Dei e contra, ait ad Giezi puerum suum: Ecce Sunamitis illa.