But Lot continued to ask them to come to his house. So the angels agreed to go to Lot’s house. They went to Lot’s house. Lot gave them something to drink. Lot cooked some bread for the angels, and they ate it.
2 Kings 4:8 - Easy To Read Version One day Elisha went to Shunem. An important woman lived in Shunem. This woman asked Elisha {to stop and} eat at her house. So every time Elisha went through that place, he stopped there to eat. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition One day Elisha went on to Shunem, where a rich and influential woman lived, who insisted on his eating a meal. Afterward, whenever he passed by, he stopped there for a meal. American Standard Version (1901) And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. Common English Bible One day Elisha went to Shunem. A rich woman lived there. She urged him to eat something, so whenever he passed by, he would stop in to eat some food. Catholic Public Domain Version Now it happened that, on a certain day, Elisha passed by Shunem. And there was a great woman there, who took him to eat bread. And since he frequently passed by there, he turned aside to her house, so that he might eat bread. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there was a day when Eliseus passed by Sunam. Now there was a great woman there, who detained him to eat bread; and as he passed often that way, he turned into her house to eat bread. |
But Lot continued to ask them to come to his house. So the angels agreed to go to Lot’s house. They went to Lot’s house. Lot gave them something to drink. Lot cooked some bread for the angels, and they ate it.
Barzillai was a very old man. He was 80 years old. He had given the king food and other things when David was staying at Mahanaim. Barzillai {could do this because} he was a very rich man.
So the king’s servants began looking everywhere in the country of Israel for a beautiful young woman to keep the king warm. They found a girl named Abishag. She was from the city of Shunem. They brought the young woman to the king.
The boy grew. One day, the boy went out into the fields to see his father and the men cutting the grain.
Job owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 bulls, and 500 female donkeys. He had many servants. Job was the richest man in the east.
Old men are not the only wise people.\par Old people are not the only people\par that understand what is right.\par
The woman used those words to tempt the young man. Her smooth words tricked him.
It was the same with the servant that had two bags of money. That servant invested the money and earned two more.
John will be a great man for the Lord (God). He will never drink wine or liquor. Even at the time when John is being born, he will be filled with the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [6]}
The master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and country roads. Tell the people there to come. I want my house to be full!
But they wanted him to stay. They begged him, “Stay with us. It is late; it is almost night.” So he went in to stay with them.
She and all the people living in her home were baptized. {\cf2\super [337]} Then Lydia invited us into her home. She said, “If you think I am truly a believer in the Lord Jesus, then come stay in my house.” She persuaded us to stay with her.
This is the land that was given to that family group: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
The old man said, “You are welcome to stay at my house. I will give you anything you need. Only, don’t stay the night in the public square!”
The Philistines prepared for war. They came to Shunem and made their camp at that place. Saul gathered all the Israelites and made his camp at Gilboa.