2 Kings 4:27 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²⁷ And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but 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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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ When she came to the mountain to the man of God, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came to thrust her away, but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is bitter and vexed within her, and the Lord has hid it from me and has not told me.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and Jehovah hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

Common English Bible

²⁷ When she got to the man of God at the mountain, she grabbed his feet. Gehazi came up to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone! She is distraught, but the LORD has hidden the reason from me and hasn’t told me why.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ And when she had arrived at the man of God, on the mount, she took hold of his feet. And Gehazi drew near, so that he might remove her. But the man of God said: "Permit her. For her soul is in bitterness. And the Lord has concealed it from me, and has not revealed it to me."

2 Kings 4:27 Cross References

2 Samuel 7:3

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.

Genesis 18:17

And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;

Matthew 15:23

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

Amos 3:7

Surely the Lord GODwill do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Proverbs 18:14

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

Proverbs 14:10

The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

Job 10:1

My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

2 Kings 6:12

And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

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 the Shunammite:

1 Samuel 1:10

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

John 15:15

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.

John 4:27

And upon this came his disciples; and they marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?

Luke 7:38

and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

Mark 14:6

But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

Mark 10:13

And they brought unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them.

Matthew 28:9

And behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him.

Matthew 20:31

And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David.

2 Kings 4:26

run, I pray thee, now 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.