2 Kings 4:8

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Summary

And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

It fell on

2 Kings 4:11

Shunem

A great woman

She constrained him

General references

Luke 24:29

Bible References

It fell on

And the day cometh, that he cometh in thither, and turneth aside unto the upper chamber, and lieth there,

Shunem

and he saith unto Gehazi his young man, 'Call for this Shunammite;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth before him.

and their border is at Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

And the Philistines are gathered, and come in, and encamp in Shunem, and Saul gathereth all Israel, and they encamp in Gilboa,

And they seek a fair young woman in all the border of Israel, and find Abishag the Shunammite, and bring her in to the king,

A great woman

and Barzillai is very aged, a son of eighty years, and he hath sustained the king in his abiding in Mahanaim, for he is a very great man;

and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a service very abundant; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east.

The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.

for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

She constrained him

And he presseth on them greatly, and they turn aside unto him, and come in unto his house; and he maketh for them a banquet, and hath baked unleavened things; and they do eat.

And the old man saith, 'Peace to thee; only, all thy lack is on me, only in the broad place lodge not.'

She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.

'And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled;

and they constrained him, saying, 'Remain with us, for it is toward evening,' and the day did decline, and he went in to remain with them.

and when she was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, 'If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, remain;' and she constrained us.

General references

and they constrained him, saying, 'Remain with us, for it is toward evening,' and the day did decline, and he went in to remain with them.