2 Kings 4:27

New International Version

When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone! She is in bitter distress, but the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me why.”

Cross References

Genesis 18:17

Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?

2 Samuel 7:3

Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”

2 Kings 4:25

So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When he saw her in the distance, the man of God said to his servant Gehazi, “Look! There’s the Shunammite!

2 Kings 4:26

Run to meet her and ask her, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?’ ” “Everything is all right,” she said.

2 Kings 6:12

“None of us, my lord the king,” said one of his officers, “but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”

Job 10:1

“I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.

Proverbs 14:10

Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.

Proverbs 18:14

The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

Amos 3:7

Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.

Matthew 15:23

Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

Matthew 20:31

The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

Matthew 28:9

Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him.

Mark 10:13

People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them.

Mark 14:6

“Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me.

Luke 7:38

As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.

John 15:15

I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

John 4:27

Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?”

1 Samuel 1:10

In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.