The Lord kept the promise he had made to Sarah. The Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.
2 Kings 4:17 - Easy To Read Version But the woman did become pregnant. She gave birth to a son that next spring, just like Elisha said. 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 kept the promise he had made to Sarah. The Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.
Elisha said {to the woman}, “About this time next spring, you will be hugging your own baby boy.”
The boy grew. One day, the boy went out into the fields to see his father and the men cutting the grain.
A woman might not have children.\par But God will give children to her\par and make her happy.\par Praise the Lord!\par \par \par
Also, your relative Elizabeth is pregnant. She is very old, but she is going to have a son. Everyone thought she could not have a baby, but she has been pregnant now for six months!
Abraham was too old to have children. And Sarah was not able to have children. But Abraham had faith in God, and so God made them able to have children. Abraham trusted God to do the things he promised.