Then she went in, fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; then she picked up her son, and went out.
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Then she went in, fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; then she picked up her son, and went out.
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Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
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Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed down to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to 2 Kings 4:37 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
- 1 Kings 17:24 The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that Yahweh’s word in your mouth is truth.”
- 2 Kings 2:15 When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho facing him saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
- 2 Kings 4:27 When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, “Leave her alone; for her soul is troubled within her; and Yahweh has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 4:37 Then she went in, and fell at…
2Ki 4:37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
Ver. 37. And took up her son, and went out.] Singing as she went, "This my son was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found." {Luk 15:24}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain She went in; into his chamber, and, after she…
She went in; into his chamber, and, after she had done him honour, to the bed where the child lay, whence she took him, and went her way.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then she went in, and fell at his feet,…
Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground,.... In reverence of him, and with the most profound gratitude and thankfulness for the mercy received:
and took up her son, and went out; of the chamber into her house, with great joy and gladness.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 37. She went in and fell at his…
Verse 37. She went in and fell at his feet] Few can enter into the feelings of this noble woman. What suspense must she have felt during the time that the prophet was employed in the slow process referred to above! for slow in its own nature it must have been, and exceedingly exhausting to the prophet himself.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Ground. To honour the saint, who had done her…
Ground. To honour the saint, who had done her such a kindness. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 37. fell at his feet] In token of her…
37. fell at his feet] In token of her deep gratitude. This she shews before she will give way to the natural feeling of joy over her restored child. She bowed herself to the ground before Elisha, reverencing in him the God, who had so mightily answered his prayers.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (37) Then she went in.—And she came.
(37) Then she went in.—And she came.
Bowed herself to the ground.—In deep veneration for the prophet of Jehovah.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Then she went in, and fell at his feet,…
Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; in acknowledgment of the boon conferred on her. In the East such prostrations are common, and denote at once gratitude and humility. And took up her son, and went out. (On some later circumstances in the life of the woman, see (2Ki_8:1-6)
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