Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said to his heart, “Will a son be born to a 100-year-old man? Or will Sarah—who is 90 years old—give birth?”
2 Kings 4:14 - Tree of Life Version So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” Then Gehazi answered, “In fact, she has no son, and her husband is old.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Later Elisha said, What then is to be done for her? Gehazi answered, She has no child and her husband is old. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old. Common English Bible Elisha asked, “So what can be done for her?” Gehazi said, “Well, she doesn’t have a son, and her husband is old.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, "Then what does she want, that I might do for her?" And Gehazi said: "You need not ask. For she has no son, and her husband is elderly." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: What will she then that I do for her? And Giezi said: Do not ask; for she hath no son, and her husband is old. |
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said to his heart, “Will a son be born to a 100-year-old man? Or will Sarah—who is 90 years old—give birth?”
Isaac prayed to Adonai on behalf of his wife because she was barren. Adonai answered his plea and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
When Rachel saw that she bore no children for Jacob, Rachel was jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, “Give me sons—if there are none, I’ll die!”
He said to him, “Tell her: Behold, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can be done for you? Can something be communicated to the king or to the commander of the army for you?” She answered, “I am living among my own people.”
“Call her,” he said. And when he had called her, she stood in the doorway.
But they were childless, because Elizabeth was barren and both of them were elderly.
Now there was a certain man from Zorah, from a Danite clan, whose name was Manoah. His wife was barren and bore no children.
He had two wives: the name of the one was Hannah and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.
Then her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you crying? Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”