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 were going 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 wiped 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 crieth 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, thou 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 seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who was to betray him,

Let her alone

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

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

Vexed

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to 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 knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; 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, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bed-chamber.

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 thy heart: for the LORD is with thee.

Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret to his servants the prophets.

Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: 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 the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;