2 Kings 8:5

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

While Gehazi was telling him that Elisha had brought a dead boy back to life, the woman and her son arrived. “Here's the boy, Your Majesty,” Gehazi said. “And this is his mother.”

Cross References

2 Kings 4:35

Elisha got up and walked back and forth in the room, then he went back and leaned over the boy's body. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.

Romans 8:31

What can we say about all this? If God is on our side, can anyone be against us?

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Here is something else I have learned: The fastest runners and the greatest heroes don't always win races and battles. Wisdom, intelligence, and skill don't always make you healthy, rich, or popular. We each have our own share of misfortune.

Proverbs 16:9

We make our own plans, but the Lord decides where we will go.

Psalm 145:1

I will praise you, my God and King, and always honor your name.

Esther 5:14

Haman's wife and friends said to him, “Have a gallows built about 22 meters high, and tomorrow morning ask the king to hang Mordecai there. Then later, you can have dinner with the king and enjoy yourself.” This seemed like a good idea to Haman, and he had the gallows built.

2 Kings 6:26

One day as the king of Israel was walking along the top of the city wall, a woman shouted to him, “Please, Your Majesty, help me!”

2 Kings 6:12

“None of us, Your Majesty,” one of them answered. “It's an Israelite named Elisha. He's a prophet, so he can tell his king everything—even what you say in your own room.”

1 Samuel 26:17

Saul could tell it was David's voice, and he called out, “David, my son! Is that you?” “Yes it is, Your Majesty.

2 Kings 4:12

He said to his servant Gehazi, “This woman has been very helpful. Have her come up here to the roof for a moment.” She came, and Elisha told Gehazi to say to her, “You've gone to a lot of trouble for us, and we want to help you. Is there something we can request the king or army commander to do?” The woman answered, “With my relatives nearby, I have everything I need.”

2 Kings 8:6

The king asked the woman to tell her story, and she told him everything that had happened. He then said to one of his officials, “I want you to make sure that this woman gets back everything that belonged to her, including the money her crops have made since the day she left Israel.”

1 Kings 20:1

King Benhadad of Syria called his army together. He was joined by 32 other kings with their horses and chariots, and together they marched to Samaria and attacked.