2 Kings 4:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it fell on a day,b 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. ”

2 Kings 4:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And it fell on a day - The original of the expression here used, which occurs three times in the present narrative 2 Kings 4:11 , 2 Kings 4:18 , is also found in Job 1:6 , Job 1:13 ; Job 2:1...
2 Kings 4:8 - 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 4:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Shunem. In the plain of Esdraelon. The native place of Abishag ( 1 Kings 1:3 ). great . wealthy, or. person of position ( 2 Samuel 19:32 ).
2 Kings 4:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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....
2 Kings 4:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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....
2 Kings 4:8 - 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 4:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And it fell on a day. — Rather, And it came to pass at that time. Literally, during that day , referring to the period of the miracle just related. Perhaps, too, the contrast of the poor and ric...
2 Kings 4:8 - 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 4:8 - 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 4:8 - 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 4:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It appears from Elisha's history that he frequently travelled from mount Carmel to Samaria, and therefore was necessarily obliged to ass through Shunem, which was a small city belonging to the tribe...
2 Kings 4:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it fell on a day ,.... Or so it was at a certain time: that Elisha passed to Shunem ; a city in the tribe of Issachar; of which see Joshua 19:18 , where was a great woman ; of great wealth...
2 Kings 4:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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....
2 Kings 4:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman Great for estate, or birth and quality. And she constrained him to eat bread Pressed him with great importunity, and at length, with great difficu...
2 Kings 4:8 - 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 4:8 - 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 4:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To Shunnam a city in Issachar, near Mount Carmel, Joshua 19:17,18 , whither the prophet frequently went. Was a great woman; for estate, or birth and quality. See Genesis 24:35 1 Samuel 25:...
2 Kings 4:8 - 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 4:8 - 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 4:8 - 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 4:8 - 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 4:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets. The widow’s pot of oil If we are to believe the voice of tradition as expressed by Josephus, the subject of this touchi...
2 Kings 4:8 - 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 4:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And it fell on a day, just about that time, that Elisha passed to Shunem, a city in the northern part of the Plain of Jezreel, on the slope of the Little Hermon, where was a great woman, one of c...
2 Kings 4:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 1:3 ; 1 Samuel 28:4 ; 2 Kings 4:11 ; 2 Kings 4:12 ; 2 Kings 4:18 ; 2 Samuel 19:32 ; Acts 16:15 ; Genesis 19:3 ; Job 1:3 ; Job 32:9 ; Joshua 19:18 ; Judges 19:20 ; Luke 1:15 ; Lu...
2 Kings 4:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Great — For estate, or birth and quality.

2 Kings 4:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 4:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 4:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 4:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 4:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 4:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 4:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 4:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 4:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 4:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 4:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 4:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 4:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 4:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 4:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 4:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 4:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 4:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 4:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 4:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Kings 4:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 4:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 4:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 4:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 4:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 4:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes