2 Kings 4:8 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁸ 3 He said to his servant: Say to her Behold thou hast diligently served us in all things, what wilt thou have me to de for thee? hast thou any business, and wilt thou that I speak to the king, or to the general of the army? And she answered: I dwell in the midst of my own people.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ One day Elisha went on to Shunem, where a rich and influential woman lived, who insisted on his eating a meal. Afterward, whenever he passed by, he stopped there for a meal.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ 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.

Common English Bible

⁸ One day Elisha went to Shunem. A rich woman lived there. She urged him to eat something, so whenever he passed by, he would stop in to eat some food.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Now it happened that, on a certain day, Elisha passed by Shunem. And there was a great woman there, who took him to eat bread. And since he frequently passed by there, he turned aside to her house, so that he might eat bread.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ And there was a day when Eliseus passed by Sunam. Now there was a great woman there, who detained him to eat bread; and as he passed often that way, he turned into her house to eat bread.

2 Kings 4:8 Cross References

Genesis 19:3

He pressed them very much to turn in unto him: and when they were come in to his house, he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread and they ate:

2 Samuel 19:32

7 But I beseech thee let thy servant return, and die in my own city, and be buried by the sepulchre of my father, and of my mother. But there is thy servant Chamaam, let him go with thee, my lord, the king, and do to him whatsoever seemeth good to thee.

1 Kings 1:3

But Sadoc the priest, and Banaias the son of Joiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Semei, and Rei, and the strength of David's army was not with Adonias.

2 Kings 4:18

3 And he said to her: Why dost thou go to him? to day is neither new moon nor sabbath. She answered: I will go.

Job 1:3

And the Lord said to him: Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a simple and upright man, and fearing God, and avoiding evil?

Job 32:9

4 He hath spoken nothing to me, and I will not answer him according to your words.

Proverbs 7:21

Doth not wisdom cry aloud, and prudence put forth her voice ?

Matthew 25:17

5 And being afraid I went and hid thy talent in the earth: behold here thou hast that which is thine.

Luke 1:15

3 And it came to pass, after the days of his office were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

Luke 14:23

1 Or what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down, and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him?

Luke 24:29

7 But they being troubled and frightened, supposed that they saw a spirit.

Acts 16:15

3 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the gaoler to keep them diligently.

Joshua 19:18

3 This is the possession of the sons of Issachar by their kindreds, the cities and their villages.

Judges 19:20

5 They would not be satisfied with his words; which the man seeing, brought out his concubine to them, and abandoned her to their wickedness: and when they had abused her all the night, they let her go in the morning.

1 Samuel 28:4

And the woman said to him: Behold thou knowest all that Saul hath done, and how he hath rooted out the magicians and soothsayers from the land: why then dost thou lay a snare for my life, to cause me to be put to death?