2 Kings 4:27

And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
came	וַתָּבֹ֞א va.ta.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
man	אִ֤ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
hill	הָהָ֔ר ha.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
caught	וַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖ק va.ta.cha.Zek	H2388	to fasten upon · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
feet	בְּרַגְלָ֑יו be.rag.Lav	H7272	a foot (as used in walking) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Gehazi	גֵּֽיחֲזִ֜י gei.cha.Zi	H1522	Gechazi · proper noun, a man's name
near	וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ vai.yi.Gash	H5066	to be or come (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
away	לְהָדְפָ֗הּ le.ha.de.Fah	H1920	to push away or down · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
man	אִ֨ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
said	וַיֹּאמֶר֩ vai.yo.Mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
alone	הַרְפֵּֽה har.peh-	H7503	to slacken (in many applications · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
soul	נַפְשָׁ֣הּ naf.Shah	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
vexed	מָֽרָה ma.rah-	H4843	to be (causatively · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
LORD	וַֽיהוָה֙ va.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · conjunction + proper noun, a title
hid	הֶעְלִ֣ים he'.Lim	H5956	to veil from sight · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
told	הִגִּ֖יד hi.Gid	H5046	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 18:17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
2 Samuel 7:3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
1 Samuel 1:10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
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…
2 Kings 6:12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that th…
Job 10:1 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
Proverbs 14:10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
Proverbs 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 4:18-37

We may well suppose that, after the birth of this son, the prophet was doubly welcome to the good Shunammite. He had thought himself indebted to her, but henceforth, as long as she lives, she will think herself in his debt, and that she can never do too much for him. We may also suppose that the child was very dear to the prophet, as the son of his prayers, and very dear to the parents, as the son of their old age. But here is, I. The sudden death of the child, though so much a darling. he was so far past the perils of infancy that he was able to go to the field to his father, who no doubt was pleased with his engaging talk, and his joy of his son was greater than the joy of his harvest; but…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 4:26

And she answered, It is well--Her answer was purposely brief and vague to Gehazi, for she reserved a full disclosure of her loss for the ear of the prophet himself. She had met Gehazi at the foot of the hill, and she stopped not in her ascent till she had disburdened her heavy-laden spirit at Elisha's feet. The violent paroxysm of grief into which she fell on approaching him, appeared to Gehazi an act of disrespect to his master; he was preparing to remove her when the prophet's observant eye perceived that she was overwhelmed with some unknown cause of distress. How great is a mother's love! how wondrous are the works of Providence! The Shunammite had not sought a son from the prophet--her…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 4:27

The Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me - In reference to this point he had not now the discernment of spirits. This, and the gift of prophecy, were influences which God gave and suspended as his infinite wisdom saw good.

John Gill on 2 Kings 4:27

And when she came to the man of God to the hill,.... To the top of it: she caught him by the feet; in reverence to him, and as a supplicant, she prostrated herself at his feet, and, out of affection to him, caught hold on them, and held them fast, and determined not to leave him until he had promised to go with her, see Matthew 28:9. It was usual with the Jews to lay hold on and kiss the feet or knees of those to whom they did homage, or made supplication, see Matthew 28:9. See Gill on Luke 7:38, and so with the Greeks, as may be observed in various passages in Homer (y) and others: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away; as being troublesome and disagreeable to his master, and not for he…

Dictionary and topics

Carmel — A park; generally with the article, “the park.” (1.) A prominent headland of Central Palestine, consisting of several connected hills extending from the plain of Esdraelon to the sea, a distance of…
Elisha — God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah (1 Kings 19:16-19). His name first occurs in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his…
Shunem — Two resting-places, a little village in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa (Josh. 19:18), where the Philistines encamped when they came against Saul (1 Sam.…
Elisha · .Raises the — .Raises the
Shunammite · to life — to life

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 4:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 4:18-37

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 4:26

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 4:27

John Gill on 2 Kings 4:27

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 4:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 4:18-37

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 4:26

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 4:27

John Gill on 2 Kings 4:27

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 4:8-37

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 4:27

Rashi on 2 Kings 4:26