Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And when the seven years were ended, the woman came back from the land of the Philistines and went to the king with a request for her house and her land.
New American Standard Bible
At the end of seven years, the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went out to
King James Version
And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
Holman Bible
When the woman returned from the land of the Philistines at the end of seven years,
International Standard Version
At the end of the seven years, the woman returned from the territory of the Philistines and went to the king in order to file an appeal regarding her house and her grain field.
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass at the end of seven years, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines, and she went forth to cry to the king for her house and for her land.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass at the seven years end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
Amplified
At the end of the seven years the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went to appeal to the king [of Israel] for her house and for her land.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines; and she went forth to cry to the king for her house and for her land.
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be from the end of seven years, and the woman will turn back from the land of the rovers, and come to cry to the king for her house and for her field.
King James 2000
And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
Lexham Expanded Bible
It happened at the end of seven years that the woman returned from the land of [the] Philistines and went out to appeal to the king for her household and for her {properties}.
Modern King James verseion
And it happened at the end of seven years, the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines. And she went forth to cry to the king for her house and for her land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And at the seven years' end, when the woman was come again out of the land of the Philistines she went out to speak to the king for her house and for her land.
NET Bible
After seven years the woman returned from the land of the Philistines and went to ask the king to give her back her house and field.
New Heart English Bible
It happened at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines. Then she went forth to cry to the king for her house and for her land.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, at the end of seven years, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines, - and she went forth to make outcry unto the king, concerning her house and concerning her field.
Webster
And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry to the king for her house, and for her land.
World English Bible
It happened at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines. Then she went forth to cry to the king for her house and for her land.
Youngs Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at the end of seven years, that the woman turneth back from the land of the Philistines, and goeth out to cry unto the king, for her house, and for her field.
Themes
Elisha » Prophecies of » Foretells » Seven years of famine in the land of canaan
Elisha » Causes the king to restore the property of the hospitable shunammite woman
Judge » Kings and other rulers as
Topics
Interlinear
Sheba`
Shaneh (in pl. only),
Qatseh
Shuwb
'erets
Yatsa'
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 8:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joram Restores The Shunammite's Land
2 So the woman got up and did as the man of God said; and she and the people of her house were living in the land of the Philistines for seven years. 3 And when the seven years were ended, the woman came back from the land of the Philistines and went to the king with a request for her house and her land. 4 Now the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, Now, give me an account of all the great things Elisha has done.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 14:4
And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king.
2 Kings 4:13
And he said to him, Now say to her, See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? will you have any request made for you to the king or the captain of the army? But she said, I am living among my people.
2 Kings 6:26
And when the king of Israel was going by on the wall, a woman came crying out to him, and said, Help! my lord king.
2 Kings 8:6
And in answer to the king's questions, the woman gave him all the story. So the king gave orders to one of his unsexed servants, saying, Give her back all her property, and all the produce of her fields from the day when she went away from the land up till now.
Jeremiah 22:16
He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.
Luke 18:3-5
And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.