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2 Kings 4:16

World English Bible

He said, “At this season, when the time comes around, you will embrace a son.”
She said, “No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your servant.”

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2 Kings 4:16 in other translations

And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.

2 Kings 4:16 · American Standard Version

2 Kings 4:16 in context

  1. 14He said, “What then is to be done for her?”
    Gehazi answered, “Most certainly she has no son, and her husband is old.”
  2. 15He said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the door.
  3. 16He said, “At this season, when the time comes around, you will embrace a son.”
    She said, “No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your servant.”
  4. 17The woman conceived, and bore a son at that season, when the time came around, as Elisha had said to her.
  5. 18When the child was grown, one day he went out to his father to the reapers.