2 Kings 4:27 “When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet…”

2 Kings 4:27

When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

World English Bible

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 the LORD has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”

American Standard Version

And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and Jehovah hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when shee came to the man of God vnto the moutaine, she caught him by his feete: and Gehazi went to her, to thrust her away: but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soule is vexed within her, and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told it mee.

Darby Translation

And she came to the man of God to the mountain, and caught him by the feet; and Gehazi drew near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is troubled within her, and Jehovah has hidden it from me, and has not told me.

Young's Literal Translation

And she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, 'Let her alone, for her soul [is] bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden [it] from me, and hath not declared [it] to me.'

Bible in Basic English

And when she came to where the man of God was on the hill, she put her hands round his feet; and Gehazi came near with the purpose of pushing her away; but the man of God said, Let her be, for her soul is bitter in her; and the Lord has kept it secret from me, and has not given me word of it.

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Cross references

“him by the feet”

Matthew 28:9 Luke 7:38

Matthew 28:9 · BSB

Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

Luke 7:38 · BSB

As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.

“thrust”

Matthew 15:23 Matthew 20:31 Mark 10:13 John 4:27 John 12:4–6

Matthew 15:23 · BSB

But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

Matthew 20:31 · BSB

The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

Mark 10:13 · BSB

Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

John 4:27 · BSB

Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

John 12:4–6 · BSB

But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,

“Let her alone”

Mark 14:6 John 12:7

Mark 14:6 · BSB

But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.

John 12:7 · BSB

“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.

“vexed”

1 Samuel 1:10 Job 10:1 Proverbs 14:10 Proverbs 18:14

1 Samuel 1:10 · BSB

In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.

Job 10:1 · BSB

“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Proverbs 14:10 · BSB

The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.

Proverbs 18:14 · BSB

The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?

“hid it from me”

Genesis 18:17 2 Samuel 7:3 2 Kings 6:12 Amos 3:7 John 15:15

Genesis 18:17 · BSB

And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?

2 Samuel 7:3 · BSB

And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

2 Kings 6:12 · BSB

But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”

Amos 3:7 · BSB

Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

John 15:15 · BSB

No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.

Also

2 Kings 4:25

2 Kings 4:25 · BSB

So she set out and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, there is the Shunammite woman.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

26Please run out now to meet her and ask, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?’” And she answered, “Everything is all right.”

28Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me?’”

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