The Lord came to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.
2 Kings 4:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The woman conceived and gave birth to a son at the same time the following year, as Elisha had promised her. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the woman conceived and bore a son at that season the following year, as Elisha had said to her. American Standard Version (1901) And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her. Common English Bible But the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at about the same time the next year. This was what Elisha had promised her. Catholic Public Domain Version And the woman conceived. And she bore a son, in the time and at the same hour as Elisha had said. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the woman conceived, and brought forth a son in the time, and at the same hour, that Eliseus had said. |
The Lord came to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.
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.’
The child grew and one day went out to his father and the harvesters.
And consider your relative Elizabeth #– #even she has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called childless.
By faith even Sarah herself, when she was unable to have children, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she considered that the one who had promised was faithful.