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." They came and held him by the feet and worshipped him.

and she 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 ointment.

Thrust

And he gave her never a word to answer. Then came to him his disciples, and besought him saying, "Send her away, for she followeth us crying."

And the people rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: But they cried the more, saying, "Have mercy on us, Master, which art the son of David."

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

And even at that point, came his disciples, and marveled that he talked with the woman. Yet no man said unto him, "What meanest thou," or "Why talkest thou with her?"

Then said one of his disciples named Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which afterward betrayed him,

Let her alone

And Jesus said, "Let her be in rest. Why trouble ye her? She hath done a good work on me.

Then said Jesus, "Let her alone, against the day of my burying she kept it.

Vexed

And she was troubled in her spirits, and prayed unto the LORD and wept sore,

It grieveth my soul to live. Nevertheless, now will I put forth my words: I will speak out of the very heaviness of my soul,

The heart of him that hath understanding will neither despair for any sorrow; nor be too presumptuous for any sudden joy.

A good stomach driveth away a man's disease; but when the spirit is vexed, who may abide it?

Hid it from me

And one of his servants said, "Nay, my lord king: Elisha the prophet that is in Israel, he telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy sleeping chamber."

And the LORD said, "Can I hide from Abraham that thing which I am about to do,

Then said Nathan unto the king, "Go, and do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee."

Now doth the LORD God no manner of thing, but he telleth his secret before unto his servants the prophets.

Henceforth, call I you not servants: For the servant knoweth not what his Lord doeth. But you have I called friends: For all things that I have heard of my father, I have opened to you.

General references

And the LORD said, "Can I hide from Abraham that thing which I am about to do,