2 Kings 4:16 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁶ And he said, “About this time next year you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my master, man of Elohim, do not lie to your female servant!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Elisha said, At this season when the time comes round, you shall embrace a son. She said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Elisha said, “About this time next year, you will be holding a son in your arms.” But she said, “No, man of God, sir; don’t lie to your servant.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ he said to her, "At this time, and at this same hour, with life as a companion, you will have a son in your womb." But she responded, "Do not, I ask you, my lord, a man of God, do not be willing to lie to your handmaid."

2 Kings 4:16 Cross References

Genesis 17:21

“But My covenant I establish with Yitsḥ

Genesis 18:10

And He said, “I shall certainly return to you according to the time of life, and see, Sarah your wife is to have a son!” And Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.

1 Kings 17:18

And she said to Ě

1 Kings 17:24

And the woman said to Ě

1 Kings 18:9

And he said, “What have I sinned, that you are giving your servant into the hand of Aḥ

2 Kings 2:19

And the men of the city said to Elisha, “Look, the site of this city is good, as my master sees, but the waters are spoilt, and the soil barren.”

2 Kings 4:15

And he said, “Call her.” So he called her, and she stood in the doorway.

2 Kings 4:17

And the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had spoken to her.

2 Kings 4:28

And she said, “Did I ask a son of my master? Did I not say, ‘Do not deceive me’?”

Psalm 116:11

I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”

Luke 1:13

But the messenger said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zeḵ