2 Kings 8:3
in 2 Kings 8At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Kings 8
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
During the Shunammite’s absence in Philistia, her dwelling and her grain-fields had been appropriated by some one who refused to restore them. She therefore determined to appeal to the king. Such direct appeals are common in Oriental countries. Compare 2Ki 6:26; 2Sa 14:4; 1Ki 3:16.
This site's exposition
hath called for a famine
on 2 Kings 8:1-3
Elisha sends away the same woman whose son he raised to life in chapter four, and she obeys a bare command with no reason given beyond the word that the Lord hath called for a famine. Seven years is the whole span named to her, and she keeps a stranger's word in the land of the Philistines for every one of them. She returns at the exact end of the term, going up to the king himself rather than to Elisha, because the loss to be repaired now is her house and her land, not her son's life.
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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֗י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| מִקְצֵה֙ | miktzeh | from [the] end of | H7097 → | 97 times |
| שֶׁ֣בַע | sheva' | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| שָׁנִ֔ים | shanim | years | H8141 → | 877 times |
| וַתָּ֥שָׁב | vatashov | and she returned | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| הָאִשָּׁ֖ה | haishah | the woman | H802 → | 781 times |
| מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | pelishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| וַתֵּצֵא֙ | vatetze' | and she went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| לִצְעֹ֣ק | litzok | to cry out | H6817 → | 55 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | concerning | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בֵּיתָ֖הּ | beitah | house her | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and concerning | H413 → | 5510 times |
| שָׂדָֽהּ׃ | sadah | field her | H7704 → | 334 times |
וַיְהִ֗יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
מִקְצֵה֙from [the] end of
miktzehH7097 →97 times
שֶׁ֣בַעseven
sheva'H7651 →394 times
שָׁנִ֔יםyears
shanimH8141 →877 times
וַתָּ֥שָׁבand she returned
vatashovH7725 →1056 times
הָאִשָּׁ֖הthe woman
haishahH802 →781 times
מֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים[the] Philistines
pelishtimH6430 →287 times
וַתֵּצֵא֙and she went out
vatetze'H3318 →1067 times
לִצְעֹ֣קto cry out
litzokH6817 →55 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֶל־concerning
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בֵּיתָ֖הּhouse her
beitahH1004 →2046 times
וְאֶל־and concerning
veel-H413 →5510 times
שָׂדָֽהּ׃field her
sadahH7704 →334 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 8:6When the king asked the woman, she confirmed it. So the king appointed for her an officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers, along with all the proceeds of the field from the day…
it leads to
- Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
- Proverbs 21:1
The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
- 2 Samuel 9:7
“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you…
- Proverbs 16:7
Through
Jeremiah 22:16He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 9:24
But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,”…
- Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
- 1 John 2:3–4
By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
- Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
- Jeremiah 9:24
Through
2 Kings 4:13and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or…
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 1:16–18
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
- 2 Timothy 1:16–18
About 2 Kings
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.