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

But as they were going to report to His disciples, behold, Jesus also met them, saying, Hail! And they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him.

And she stood behind Him, weeping at His feet, and she began to wash His feet with tears and wipe them with the hair of her head. And she ardently kissed His feet and anointed them with the ointment.

Thrust

But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and begged Him, saying, Send her away, for she cries after us.

And the crowd rebuked them, saying that they should be silent. But they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!

And they brought children to Him, so that He should touch them. And His disciples rebuked those bringing them.

And upon this His disciples came and marveled that He talked with the woman. However, no one said, What do You seek, or why do You talk with her?

Then said one of His disciples (Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who was to betray Him)

Let her alone

And Jesus said, Let her alone! Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work towards Me.

Then Jesus said, Let her alone. She has kept this for the day of My burial.

Vexed

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Jehovah, and wept sorely.

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

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

The spirit of a man will nourish his 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, who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.

And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham the thing which I do,

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

For the Lord Jehovah will do nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master does. But I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.

General references

And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham the thing which I do,