Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then he said, "What may be done for her?" Gehazi said, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."
New American Standard Bible
So he said, “What then is to be done for her?” And Gehazi
King James Version
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
Holman Bible
So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?”
Gehazi answered, “Well, she has no son, and her husband is old.”
International Standard Version
He responded, "What, then, is to be done on her behalf?" Gehazi answered, "Well, she has no son and her husband is growing old."
A Conservative Version
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Truly she has no son, and her husband is old.
American Standard Version
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old.
Amplified
Later Elisha said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “Well, she has no son and her husband is old.”
Bible in Basic English
So he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi made answer, Still there is this, she has no son and her husband is old.
Darby Translation
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi said, Verily, she has no son, and her husband is old.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say, And what to be done for her? And Gehazi will say. Truly, not a son to her, and her husband an old man.
King James 2000
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she has no child, and her husband is old.
Modern King James verseion
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Truly, she has no child, and her husband is old.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then he said, "What is to be done for her?" And Gehazi said, "Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old."
NET Bible
So he asked Gehazi, "What can I do for her?" Gehazi replied, "She has no son, and her husband is old."
New Heart English Bible
He said, "What then is to be done for her?" Gehazi answered, "Most certainly she has no son, and her husband is old."
The Emphasized Bible
So he said, What then can be done for thee? And Gehazi said, Verily, she hath no, son, and, her husband, is, old.
Webster
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
World English Bible
He said, "What then is to be done for her?" Gehazi answered, "Most certainly she has no son, and her husband is old."
Youngs Literal Translation
And he saith, 'And what -- to do for her?' and Gehazi saith, 'Verily she hath no son, and her husband is aged.'
Themes
Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Childlessness regarded as a misfortune
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoram, or joram
Shunammite » A woman who gave hospitality to elisha, and whose son he raised to life
Women » Good » The shunammite woman, who gave hospitality to elisha
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 4:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elisha At Shunem
13 He said to him, "Please say to her, 'Look, you took all this trouble, showing care for us; what is there [for me] to do for you? To speak for you to the king or to the commander of the army?'" She said, "I [am] living among my people." 14 Then he said, "What may be done for her?" Gehazi said, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old." 15 And he said, "Call for her," so he called for her and she stood in the doorway.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 15:2-3
Then Abram said, "O Yahweh, my Lord, what will you give me? {I continue to be} childless, and {my heir} is Eliezer of Damascus."
Genesis 17:17
And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed. And he said in his heart, "{Can a child be born to a man a hundred years old}, or {can Sarah bear a child at ninety}?"
Genesis 18:10-14
And he said, "I will certainly return to you {in the spring}, and look, Sarah your wife [will have] a son." Now Sarah [was] listening at the doorway of the tent, and which [was] behind him.
Genesis 25:21
And Isaac prayed to Yahweh on behalf of his wife, for she [was] barren. And Yahweh responded to his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Genesis 30:1
When Rachel saw that she could not bear children to Jacob, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, "Give me children--if not, I will die!"
Judges 13:2
There was a certain man from Zorah, from the tribe of the Danites, and his name [was] Manoah; his wife [was] infertile and did not bear children.
1 Samuel 1:2
He had two wives; the name of the first [was] Hannah, and the name of the second [was] Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
1 Samuel 1:8
So Elkanah her husband would say to her: "Hannah, why do you weep and why do you not eat? And {why are you heartsick}? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"
Luke 1:7
And {they did not have} a child, because Elizabeth was barren. And they were both advanced {in years}.