2 Kings 4:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

Him by the feet

Matthew 28:9

Luke 7:38

Thrust

John 12:4

Let her alone

Mark 14:6

John 12:7

Vexed

Hid it from me

John 15:15

General references

Genesis 18:17

Bible References

Him by the feet

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshiped him.

And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

Thrust

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she cries after us.

And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, you son of David.

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

And upon this came his disciples, and marveled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seek you? or, Why talk you with her?

Then said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray him,

Let her alone

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble you her? she has wrought a good work for me.

Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burial has she kept this.

Vexed

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept bitterly.

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

The heart knows its own bitterness; and a stranger does not share its joy.

The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

Hid it from me

And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber.

And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart; for the LORD is with you.

Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets.

From now on I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

General references

And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;