‘Go and look towards the sea,’ he told his servant. And he went up and looked. ‘There is nothing there,’ he said. Seven times Elijah said, ‘Go back.’
2 Kings 4:12 - New International Version (Anglicised) He said to his servant Gehazi, ‘Call the Shunammite.’ So he called her, and she stood before him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. When he had called her, she stood before him. American Standard Version (1901) And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. Common English Bible He said to his servant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” Gehazi called her, and she stood before him. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to his servant Gehazi, "Call this Shunammite woman." And when he had called her, and she stood before him, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to Giezi his servant: Call this Sunamitess. And when he had called her, and she stood before him, |
‘Go and look towards the sea,’ he told his servant. And he went up and looked. ‘There is nothing there,’ he said. Seven times Elijah said, ‘Go back.’
Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
But Jehoshaphat asked, ‘Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may enquire of the Lord?’ An officer of the king of Israel answered, ‘Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.’
Elisha said to him, ‘Tell her, “You have gone to all this trouble for us. Now what can be done for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?” ’ She replied, ‘I have a home among my own people.’
When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.