2 Kings 8:5 - The Scriptures 1998

⁵ And it came to be, as he was relating to the sovereign how he had restored the dead to life, that see, the woman whose son he had restored to life, was crying out to the sovereign for her house and for her land. And Gĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ And as Gehazi was telling the king how [Elisha] had restored the dead to life, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life appealed to the king for her house and land. And Gehazi said, My lord O king, this is the woman, and this is her son whom Elisha brought back to life.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life him that was dead, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

Common English Bible

⁵ So Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead to life. At that very moment, the woman whose son he had brought back to life began to appeal to the king for her house and her farmland. Gehazi said, “Your Majesty, this is the woman herself! And this is her son, the one Elisha brought to life!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And as he was describing for the king the manner in which he had raised the dead, the woman appeared, whose son he had restored to life, crying out to the king on behalf of her house and on behalf of her fields. And Gehazi said, "My lord the king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha raised up."

2 Kings 8:5 Cross References

1 Kings 20:1

And Ben-Haḏ

2 Kings 4:12

And he said to Gĕ

2 Kings 4:35

And he returned and walked back and forth in the house, then went up and stretched himself out on him. And the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

2 Kings 6:12

And one of his servants said, “None, my master, O sovereign, for Elisha, the prophet who is in Yisra’ĕ

2 Kings 6:26

And it came to be, as the sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

2 Kings 8:6

So the sovereign asked the woman, and she related to him. And the sovereign appointed a certain eunuch for her, saying, “Return all that was hers, and all the increase of the field from the day that she left the land until now.”

Esther 5:14

So his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a stake be made, fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the sovereign that Mordeḵ

Psalm 145:1

I exalt You, my Elohim, O Sovereign; And bless Your Name forever and ever.

Proverbs 16:9

A man’s heart plans his way, But יהוה  establishes his steps.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the mighty, nor even bread to the wise, nor even riches to men of understanding, nor even favour to men of knowledge – for time and chance meets with them all.

Romans 8:31

What then shall we say to this? If Elohim is for us, who is against us?

Ruth 2:3

And she left, and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers. As it turned out, she came to the part of the field belonging to Boʽ

1 Samuel 26:17

And Sha’ul recognised Dawiḏ