2 Kings 4:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

Sons

2 Kings 4:38

2 Kings 2:3

1 Kings 20:35

Thy servant did fear

The creditor

General references

Exodus 22:25

Job 24:9

Proverbs 22:27

Bible References

Sons

And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land, and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. And he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

And the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said to him, Do thou know that LORD will take away thy master from thy head today? And he said, Yes, I know it; hold ye your peace.

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said by the word of LORD to his fellow, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.

Thy servant did fear

And he said, Do not lay thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything to him. For now I know that thou fear God, since thou have not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.

And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared LORD greatly;

that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, charge over Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.

Praise ye LORD. Blessed is the man who fears LORD, who delights greatly in his commandments.

He will bless those who fear LORD, both small and great.

LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.

Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and prolongs his [days], yet surely I know that it shall be well with those who fear God, who fear before him.

[This is] the end of the matter, all has been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for this is the whole of man.

Then those who feared LORD spoke one with another, and LORD hearkened, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for those who feared LORD, and who thought upon his name.

But to you who fear my name the sun of righteousness shall arise with healing in its wings, and ye shall go forth, and frolic as calves of the stall.

Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation was sent.

Who will, no, not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name, because thou alone are holy? Because all the nations will come and worship before thee, because thy righteous deeds were made known.

And a voice came forth from the throne, saying, Praise ye our God, all his bondmen and those who fear him, the small and the great.

The creditor

And if thy brother becomes poor with thee, and sells himself to thee, thou shall not make him to serve as a bondman.

For there were who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain that we may eat and live.

And if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day. And that we would forego the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

At the end of seven years ye shall let go every man his brother who is a Hebrew, who has been sold to thee, and has served thee six years. Thou shall let him go free from thee. But your fathers hearkened not to me, nor inclined the

But of him not having to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all things, as many as he had, and payment to be made.

For the judgment is merciless to him who did no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

General references

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee who is poor, thou shall not be to him as a creditor, neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

There are [men] who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor,

If thou have not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?