2 Kings 4:17

New International Reader's Version

But the woman became pregnant. She had a baby boy. It happened the next year about that same time. That’s exactly what Elisha had told her would happen.

Cross References

Genesis 21:1

The Lord was gracious to Sarah, just as he had said he would be. The Lord did for Sarah what he had promised to do.

2 Kings 4:16

“You will hold a son in your arms,” Elisha said. “It will be about this time next year.” “No, my master!” she objected. “You are a man of God. So please don’t lie to me!”

2 Kings 4:18

The child grew. One day he went out to get his father. His father was with the people who were gathering the crops.

Psalm 113:9

He gives children to the woman who doesn’t have any children. He makes her a happy mother in her own home. Praise the Lord.

Luke 1:36

Your relative Elizabeth will have a child even though she is old. People thought she could not have children. But she has been pregnant for six months now.

Hebrews 11:11

And Sarah had faith. So God made it possible for her to become a mother. She became a mother even though she was too old to have children. But Sarah believed that the God who made the promise was faithful.