2 Kings 4:16 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹⁶ ‘About this time next year,’ Elisha said, ‘you will hold a son in your arms.’ ‘No, my lord!’ she objected. ‘Please, man of God, don’t mislead your servant!’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Elisha said, At this season when the time comes round, you shall embrace a son. She said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Elisha said, “About this time next year, you will be holding a son in your arms.” But she said, “No, man of God, sir; don’t lie to your servant.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ he said to her, "At this time, and at this same hour, with life as a companion, you will have a son in your womb." But she responded, "Do not, I ask you, my lord, a man of God, do not be willing to lie to your handmaid."

2 Kings 4:16 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 17:21

But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.’

Genesis 18:10

Then one of them said, ‘I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.’ Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.

1 Kings 17:18

She said to Elijah, ‘What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?’

1 Kings 17:24

Then the woman said to Elijah, ‘Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the Lord from your mouth is the truth.’

1 Kings 18:9

‘What have I done wrong,’ asked Obadiah, ‘that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to be put to death?

2 Kings 2:19

The people of the city said to Elisha, ‘Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive.’

2 Kings 4:15

Then Elisha said, ‘Call her.’ So he called her, and she stood in the doorway.

2 Kings 4:17

But the woman became pregnant, and the next year about that same time she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.

2 Kings 4:28

‘Did I ask you for a son, my lord?’ she said. ‘Didn’t I tell you, “Don’t raise my hopes”?’

Psalm 116:11

in my alarm I said, ‘Everyone is a liar.’

Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him: ‘Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.