2 Kings 8:3

New International Reader's Version

The seven years passed. Then she came back from the land of the Philistines. She went to the king of Israel. She wanted to ask him to get her house and land back.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:4

The woman from Tekoa went to the king. She bowed down with her face toward the ground. She did it to show him respect. She said, “Your Majesty, please help me!”

2 Kings 4:13

He said to Gehazi, “Tell her, ‘You have gone to a lot of trouble for us. Now what can we do for you? Can we speak to the king for you? Or can we speak to the commander of the army for you?’ ” She replied, “I live among my own people. I have everything I need here.”

2 Kings 6:26

One day the king of Israel was walking on top of the city wall. A woman cried out to him, “You are my king and master. Please help me!”

2 Kings 8:2

The woman did just as the man of God told her to. She and her family went away. They stayed in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

2 Kings 8:4

The king was talking to Gehazi. Gehazi was the servant of the man of God. The king had said, “Tell me about all the great things Elisha has done.”

2 Kings 8:6

The king asked the woman about her house and land. And she told him. Then he appointed an official to look into her case. The king told him, “Give her back everything that belonged to her. That includes all the money that was earned from her land. It was earned from the day she left the country until now.”

Jeremiah 22:16

He stood up for those who were poor or needy. So everything went well with him. That is what it means to know me,” announces the Lord.

Ruth 1:7

She left the place where she had been living. Her daughters-in-law went with her. They started out on the road that would take them back to the land of Judah.