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2 Kings 4:1 open_in_new
husband. man. Hebrew. ish. App-14.
bondmen. Compare Leviticus 25:39 and Nehemiah 5:5.
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2 Kings 4:3 open_in_new
borrow not. few. scant not.
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2 Kings 4:5 open_in_new
who brought. they bringing.
she poured out. Elisha's fifth miracle. See note on 2 Kings 2:15.
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2 Kings 4:7 open_in_new
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
debt. creditor.
children. sons.
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2 Kings 4:8 open_in_new
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).
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2 Kings 4:9 open_in_new
holy. See note on Exodus 3:5.
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2 Kings 4:10 open_in_new
chamber. upper chamber, or wall-chamber.
candlestick. lampstand. Very little furniture used in the East to-day.
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2 Kings 4:12 open_in_new
servant. young man.
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2 Kings 4:13 open_in_new
careful... care. Figure of speech Polyptoton = exceedingly careful.
spoken for to the king. This confidence in his influence with the king is accounted for by the miraculous aid recently given by Elisha in 2 Kings 3:16-19.
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2 Kings 4:15 open_in_new
door. entrance.
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2 Kings 4:17 open_in_new
of life, or of spring. Read "that season about the time of spring of which Klisha had said unto her". The sixth miracle. Compare 2 Kings 2:15.
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2 Kings 4:18 open_in_new
child. progeny.
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2 Kings 4:26 open_in_new
now. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "now therefore".
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2 Kings 4:27 open_in_new
her soul. herself. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
vexed. bitter.
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2 Kings 4:28 open_in_new
deceive. cajole.
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2 Kings 4:29 open_in_new
said. In what Elisha said the signs given are put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for the things symbolized by them.
salute him not. Idiom. The salutation being ceremonial and taking time.
child. Hebrew. na'ar = youth.
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2 Kings 4:30 open_in_new
thy soul. thou.
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2 Kings 4:36 open_in_new
Take up thy son. The seventh miracle (2 Kings 2:15).
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2 Kings 4:39 open_in_new
wild vine: i.e.. plant with vine-like tendrils. Not the grape, but probably the colocynth.
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2 Kings 4:40 open_in_new
death. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Effect), for that which causes death.
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2 Kings 4:41 open_in_new
no harm. no evil thing. Elisha's eighth miracle Compare 2 Kings 2:15.
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2 Kings 4:43 open_in_new
servitor. attendant. Old English. one who serves.
an hundred men. Elisha's ninth miracle. See note on 2 Kings 2:15. One of three (App-10) miracles of feeding multitudes. Compare Matthew 14:20; Matthew 15:34.