2 Kings 4:8 - The Scriptures 1998

⁸ And it came to be on a day that Elisha went to Shunĕ

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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.

2 Kings 4:8 Cross References

Genesis 19:3

But he urged them strongly, and they turned in to him and came into his house. And he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

2 Samuel 19:32

And Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And he had sustained the sovereign while he was dwelling at Maḥ

1 Kings 1:3

And they sought for a lovely young woman in all the border of Yisra’ĕ

2 Kings 4:18

And the child grew. And it came to be on a day that he went out to his father, to the reapers,

Job 1:3

And his possessions were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large body of servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.

Job 32:9

The multitude are not wise, nor do the aged understand right-ruling.

Proverbs 7:21

With her many words she leads him astray, With her smooth lips she seduces him.

Matthew 25:17

“In the same way, he with the two also, he gained two more.

Luke 1:15

“For he shall be great before יהוה, and shall drink no wine and strong drink at all. And he shall be filled with the Set-apart Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

Luke 14:23

“And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the street corners and hedges, and compel them to come in, so that my house is filled.

Luke 24:29

But they urged Him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening, and the day has declined.” And He went in to stay with them.

Acts 16:15

And when she was immersed, and her household, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be believing in the Master, come to my house and stay.” And she urged us.

Joshua 19:18

And their border was toward Yizreʽ

Judges 19:20

And the old man said, “Peace be with you! However, let all your needs be on me, only do not spend the night in the open square.”

1 Samuel 28:4

And the Philistines were gathered, and came and encamped at Shunĕ