2 Kings 4:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. ”

2 Kings 4:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he said, What then [is] to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath (l) no child, and her husband is old. (l) Which was shameful and therefore he would that his master should pray t...
2 Kings 4:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Elisha and the Shunammite Woman. This gives one of the most delightful pictures of rural life in ancient Israel. It describes the kindly hospitality of the great lady of Shunem, the accommodation p...
2 Kings 4:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. What then is to be done for her? - It seems that the woman retired as soon as sh...
2 Kings 4:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. No JFB commentary on these verses.
2 Kings 4:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Various Miracles of Elisha The miracles related of Elisha in this and the following Chapter s resemble many of those previously recounted of Elijah. Thus both prophets multiplied the sustenance of...
2 Kings 4:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And he said — i.e. , when Gehazi had reported the woman’s reply. She hath no child. — Which was at once a misfortune and a reproach. (Comp. Genesis 30:23 ; 1 Samuel 1:6-7 ; Luke 1:25 ; Deut...
2 Kings 4:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ELISHA'S MIRACLES 2 Kings 4:1-44 WE are now in the full tide of Elisha's miracles, and as regards many of them we can do little more than illustrate the text as it stands. The record of them cl...
2 Kings 4:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Entertaining a Prophet 2 Kings 4:8-24 The real man needs a very small supply of outward comfort, because his life is hid in God. It does not consist in the abundance of things that he possesses...
2 Kings 4:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The ministry of Elisha stands in many respects in vivid contrast with that of Elijah. There is a gentleness about it which inevitably reminds us of that of the Messiah Himself in His day. Instead of...
2 Kings 4:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

In order to have a clear conception of the great earnestness manifested among all the Israelites for children, it should be remembered that this was with an eye to the coming Messiah. That promised s...
2 Kings 4:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said ,.... That is, Elisha to Gehazi, when he returned to him, and told him what the Shunammite said: what then is to be done for her ? something he thought should be done in gratitude, the...
2 Kings 4:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said, What then [is] to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. Ver. 14. What then is to be done for her? ] So great a prophet disdaineth not...
2 Kings 4:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And he said, What then is to be done for her? The above answer being returned to his master by Gehazi, Elisha asked him what he thought might be most welcome to her, as if he had said, Hast thou ob...
2 Kings 4:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE WIDOW'S OIL (vv.1-7) The history of the Kings is again interrupted to make way for the ministry of Elisha. The bad example of the kings had brought about poverty in the land, and God provide...
2 Kings 4:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Shunammite's Hospitality. B. C. 893. 8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to...
2 Kings 4:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

What then is to be done for her? hast thou observed any thing which she wants or desires? For the prophet kept himself much in his chamber, whilst Gehazi went more freely about the house, as his oc...
2 Kings 4:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

SECTION 8. The Wonder-working Ministry Of Elisha ( 2 Kings 4:1 to 2 Kings 8:15 ) It will be noted that from this point on, until 2 Kings 8:15 , no king of Israel is mentioned by name, even thou...
2 Kings 4:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 4:8 . Shunem , in the plain of Esdraelon, at the base of Little Hermon, now Sulam . 2 Kings 4:10 . Chamber on the wall —Probably, as in 2 Samuel 18...
2 Kings 4:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Kings 4:8-38 What Elisha did for the Shunammite's son, the Church wishes to do for you. I. The Church is like Elisha because it touches you. It touches you through its one book, the Bible; it t...
2 Kings 4:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 4:1 . My two sons to be bondmen. The law of Moses, as well as the laws of all gentile nations, allowed of this for six years. Exodus 21:7 . Josephus, after others says, that she was the w...
2 Kings 4:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

And it fell on a day that Elisha passed to Shunem. Hospitality In these verses there are two very interesting subjects, and of a practical character. I. Hospitality rightfully employed. The...
2 Kings 4:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 4:1-12 TYPICAL MIRACLES WROUGHT BY ELISHA . General introduction . The miracles of this chapter are all of them miracles of mercy. The first and last consist...
2 Kings 4:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Elisha and the Shunammite
2 Kings 4:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:2 ; 1 Samuel 1:8 ; Genesis 15:2 ; Genesis 15:3 ; Genesis 17:17 ; Genesis 18:10-14 ; Genesis 25:21 ; Genesis 30:1 ; Judges 13:2 ; Luke 1:7
2 Kings 4:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He said — Hast thou observed any thing which she wants or desires? For the prophet kept himself much in his chamber, whilst Gehazi went more freely about the house, as his occasions led him.

2 Kings 4:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 4:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 4:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 4:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 4:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 4:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 4:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 4:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 4:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 4:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 4:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 4:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 4:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 4:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 4:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 4:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 4:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 4:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 4:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Kings 4:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 4:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 4:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 4:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 4:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 4:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes