2 Kings 4:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.”
2 Kings 4:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 4:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 4:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“One day Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman; and she persuaded him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.”
2 Kings 4:8 — World English Bible
2 Kings 4:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.”
2 Kings 4:8 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 4:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem, and there <FI>is<Fi> a great woman, and she layeth hold on him to eat bread, and it cometh to pass, at the time of his passing over, he turneth aside thither to eat bread,”
2 Kings 4:8 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 4:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a wealthy woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, [that] as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.”
2 Kings 4:8 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 4:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And on a time Elisha came to Shunem, and there a woman of great estimation constrained him to eate bread: and as he passed by, he turned in thither to eate bread.”
2 Kings 4:8 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 4:8 in Context — 2 Kings 4
6 E quando os vasos foram cheios, disse a um filho seu: Traze-me ainda outro vaso. E ele disse: Não há mais vasos. Então cessou o azeite.
7 Veio ela logo, e contou-o ao homem de Deus, o qual disse: Vai, e vende o azeite, e paga a teus credores; e tu e teus filhos vivei do que restar.
8 E aconteceu também que um dia passava Eliseu por Suném; e havia ali uma mulher rica, a qual lhe constrangeu a que comesse do pão; e quando por ali passava, vinha-se à sua casa a comer do pão.
9 E ela disse a seu marido: Eis que agora, eu entendo que este que sempre passa por nossa casa, é homem de Deus santo.
10 Eu te rogo que faças uma pequena câmara de paredes, e ponhamos nela cama, e mesa, e cadeira, e candelabro, para que quando vier a nós, se recolha nela.
What Does 2 Kings 4:8 Mean?
2 Kings 4:8 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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