2 Kings 4:8

New Century Version

One day Elisha went to Shunem, where an important woman lived. She begged Elisha to stay and eat. So every time Elisha passed by, he stopped there to eat.

Cross References

Genesis 19:3

But Lot begged them to come, so they agreed and went to his house. Then Lot prepared a meal for them. He baked bread without yeast, and they ate it.

2 Samuel 19:32

Barzillai was a very old man, eighty years old. He had taken care of the king when David was staying at Mahanaim, because Barzillai was a very rich man.

1 Kings 1:3

After searching everywhere in Israel for a beautiful young woman, they found a girl named Abishag from Shunam and brought her to the king.

2 Kings 4:18

The boy grew up and one day went out to his father, who was with the grain harvesters.

Job 1:3

He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys. He also had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.

Job 32:9

It is not just older people who are wise; they are not the only ones who understand what is right.

Proverbs 7:21

By her clever words she made him give in; by her pleasing words she led him into doing wrong.

Matthew 25:17

In the same way, the servant who had two bags invested them and earned two more.

Luke 1:15

John will be a great man for the Lord. He will never drink wine or beer, and even from birth, he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Luke 14:23

The master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes, and urge the people there to come so my house will be full.

Luke 24:29

But they begged him, “Stay with us, because it is late; it is almost night.” So he went in to stay with them.

Acts 16:15

She and all the people in her house were baptized. Then she invited us to her home, saying, “If you think I am truly a believer in the Lord, then come stay in my house.” And she persuaded us to stay with her.

Joshua 19:18

Their land included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,

Judges 19:20

The old man said, “You are welcome to stay at my house. Let me give you anything you need, but don’t spend the night in the public square.”

1 Samuel 28:4

The Philistines came together and made camp at Shunem. Saul gathered all the Israelites and made camp at Gilboa.