2 Kings 4:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared יהוה. And the lender has come to take my two sons to be his slaves.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW THE wife of a son of the prophets cried to Elisha, Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. But the creditor has come to take my two sons to be his slaves.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ 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.

Common English Bible

¹ Now there was a woman who had been married to a member of a group of prophets. She appealed to Elisha, saying, “My husband, your servant, is dead. You know how he feared the LORD. But now someone he owed money to has come to take my two children away as slaves.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now a certain woman, from the wives of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying: "My husband, your servant, is dead. And you know that your servant was one who fears the Lord. And behold, a creditor has arrived, so that he may take away my two sons to serve him."

2 Kings 4:1 Cross References

Genesis 22:12

And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy, nor touch him. For now I know that you fear Elohim, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

1 Kings 18:3

And Aḥ

1 Kings 20:35

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbour by the word of יהוה, “Smite me, please.” But the man refused to smite him.

2 Kings 2:15

And when the sons of the prophets who were from Yeriḥ

2 Kings 2:3

And the sons of the prophets who were at Bĕ

2 Kings 2:5

And the sons of the prophets who were at Yeriḥ

2 Kings 2:7

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood facing them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Yardĕ

2 Kings 4:38

And Elisha returned to Gilgal. And the scarcity of food was in the land, and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. And he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot, and cook stew for the sons of the prophets.”

2 Kings 6:9

And the man of Elohim sent to the sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

Nehemiah 10:31

and that if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we would not buy it from them on the Sabbath, or on a set-apart day, and we would forego the seventh year and the interest of every hand.

Nehemiah 7:2

And I put my brother Ḥ

Psalm 103:11

For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His kindness toward those who fear Him;

Psalm 103:17

But the kindness of יהוה  Is from everlasting to everlasting Upon those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children,

Psalm 115:13

He blesses those who fear יהוה, The small and the great.

Psalm 147:11

יהוה  takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who wait for His kindness.

Proverbs 22:7

The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let us hear the conclusion of the entire matter: Fear Elohim and guard His commands, for this applies to all mankind!

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Although a sinner is doing evil a hundred times, and his life is prolonged, yet I know that there is good to those who fear Elohim, who fear before Him.

Isaiah 50:1

Thus says יהוה, “Where is the certificate of your mother’s divorce, whom I have put away? Or which of My creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Look, you were sold for your crookednesses, and your mother was put away for your transgressions.

Jeremiah 34:14

“At the end of seven years each one should set free his Heḇ

Leviticus 25:48

after he has been sold, there is a right of redemption to him – one of his brothers does redeem him,

Malachi 3:16

Then shall those who fear יהוה  speak to one another, and יהוה  listen and hear, and a book of remembrance be written before Him, of those who fear יהוה, and those who think upon His Name.

Malachi 4:2

“But to you who fear My Name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings. And you shall go out and leap for joy like calves from the stall.

Matthew 18:25

but as he was unable to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Matthew 18:30

“But he would not, and went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.

Matthew 18:35

“So also My heavenly Father shall do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”

Acts 13:26

“Men, brothers, sons of the race of Aḇ

James 2:13

For the judgment is without compassion to the one who has shown no compassion. And compassion boasts over judgment.

Revelation 15:4

“Who shall not fear You, O יהוה, and esteem Your Name? Because You alone are kind. Because all nations shall come and worship before You, for Your righteousnesses have been made manifest.”

Revelation 19:5

And a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our Elohim, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!”

Ruth 1:3

And Elimeleḵ

1 Samuel 22:2

And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone bitter in being gathered to him. So he became head over them, and there were about four hundred men with him.