2 Kings 4:8-17 - Elisha At Shunem

⁸ Elisha went to Shunem, where a rich woman lived. She invited him to a meal. From that time on every time he went to Shunem he would have his meals at her house. ⁹ She said to her husband: I know that this man who comes here often is a holy man. ¹⁰ Let us build a small room on the roof, and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp in it. He can stay there when he visits us.

¹¹ One day Elisha returned to Shunem and went to his room to rest. ¹² He told his servant Gehazi to call the woman. When she came,

¹³ he said to Gehazi: Ask her what I can do for her in return for all the trouble she has had in providing for our needs. Maybe she would like me to go to the king or the army commander and put in a good word for her. I have all I need here among my own people, she answered.

¹⁴ Elisha asked Gehazi: What can I do for her? He answered: She has no son, and her husband is an old man.

¹⁵ Tell her to come here, Elisha ordered. She came and stood in the doorway. ¹⁶ Elisha said to her: By this time next year you will hold a son in your arms. Please do not lie to me. You are a man of God! She said.

¹⁷ Just as Elisha said, about that time the following year she gave birth to a son.