But I will confirm my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.’
2 Kings 4:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Elisha said, ‘At this time next year you will have a son in your arms.’ Then she said, ‘No, my lord. Man of God, do not lie to your servant.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Elisha said, At this season when the time comes round, you shall embrace a son. She said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid. Common English Bible Elisha said, “About this time next year, you will be holding a son in your arms.” But she said, “No, man of God, sir; don’t lie to your servant.” Catholic Public Domain Version he said to her, "At this time, and at this same hour, with life as a companion, you will have a son in your womb." But she responded, "Do not, I ask you, my lord, a man of God, do not be willing to lie to your handmaid." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He said to her: At this time, and this same hour, if life accompany, thou shalt have a son in thy womb. But she answered: Do not, I beseech thee, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid. |
But I will confirm my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.’
The Lord said, ‘I will certainly come back to you in about a year’s time, and your wife Sarah will have a son! ’ Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent behind him.
She said to Elijah, ‘Man of God, what do you have against me? Have you come to call attention to my iniquity so that my son is put to death? ’
Then the woman said to Elijah, ‘Now I know you are a man of God and the Lord’s word from your mouth is true.’
But Obadiah said, ‘What sin have I committed, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death?
The men of the city said to Elisha, ‘My lord can see that even though the city’s location is good, the water is bad and the land unfruitful.’
‘Call her,’ Elisha said. So Gehazi called her, and she stood in the doorway.
The woman conceived and gave birth to a son at the same time the following year, as Elisha had promised her.
Then she said, ‘Did I ask my lord for a son? Didn’t I say, “Do not lie to me? ” ’
But the angel said to him, ‘Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.