2 Kings 4:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

Elisha said to her, “Next year at this time, you'll be holding your own baby son in your arms.” “You're a man of God,” the woman replied. “Please don't lie to me.”

Cross References

Genesis 18:10

One of the guests was the Lord, and he said, “I'll come back about this time next year, and when I do, Sarah will already have a son.” Sarah was behind Abraham, listening at the entrance to the tent.

Luke 1:13

But the angel told him: Don't be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayers. Your wife Elizabeth will have a son, and you must name him John.

2 Kings 4:28

The woman said, “Sir, I begged you not to get my hopes up, and I didn't even ask you for a son.”

Genesis 17:21

But your son Isaac will be born about this time next year, and the promise I am making to you and your family will be for him and his descendants forever.

Psalm 116:11

though in my confusion I said, “I can't trust anyone!”

2 Kings 2:19

One day the people of Jericho said, “Elisha, you can see that our city is in a good spot. But the water from our spring is so bad that it even keeps our crops from growing.”

1 Kings 17:18

The woman shouted at Elijah, “What have I done to you? I thought you were God's prophet. Did you come here to cause the death of my son as a reminder that I've sinned against God?”

1 Kings 18:9

Obadiah replied: King Ahab would kill me if I told him that. And I haven't even done anything wrong.

2 Kings 4:15

“Ask her to come here again,” Elisha told his servant. He called for her, and she came and stood in the doorway of Elisha's room.

2 Kings 4:17

But a few months later, the woman got pregnant. She gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had promised.

1 Kings 17:24

“You are God's prophet!” the woman replied. “Now I know that you really do speak for the Lord.”