2 Kings 4:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.”
2 Kings 4:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 4:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 4:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead. You know that your servant feared Yahweh. Now the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be slaves.””
2 Kings 4:1 — World English Bible
2 Kings 4:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.”
2 Kings 4:1 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 4:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, `Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.'”
2 Kings 4:1 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 4:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And a woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha saying, Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant feared Jehovah; and the creditor is come to take my two children to be bondmen.”
2 Kings 4:1 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 4:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And one of the wiues of the sonnes of the Prophets cryed vnto Elisha, saying, Thy seruant mine husband is dead, and thou knowest, that thy seruant did feare the Lord: and the creditour is come to take my two sonnes to bee his bondmen.”
2 Kings 4:1 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 4:1 in Context — 2 Kings 4
1 UNA mujer, de las mujeres de los hijos de los profetas, clamó á Eliseo, diciendo: Tu siervo mi marido es muerto; y tú sabes que tu siervo era temeroso de Jehová: y ha venido el acreedor para tomarse dos hijos míos por siervos.
2 Y Eliseo le dijo: ¿Qué te haré yo? Declárame qué tienes en casa. Y ella dijo: Tu sierva ninguna cosa tiene en casa, sino una botija de aceite.
3 Y él le dijo: Ve, y pide para ti vasos prestados de todos tus vecinos, vasos vacíos, no pocos.
What Does 2 Kings 4:1 Mean?
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