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2 Kings 8:6

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When 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 that she left the country until now.”

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

KJV

And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

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Commentary

4 notes on this verse
A certain officer - literally, “a certain eunuch” (margin). Eunuchs were now in common use at the Samaritan court (compare 2Ki 9:32). They are ascribed to the court of David in Chronicles 1Ch 28:1; and we may conjecture that they were maintained by Solomon. But otherwise we do not find them in the kingdom of Judah until the time of Hezekiah Isa 56:3-4.

This site's exposition

the great things that Elisha

on 2 Kings 8:4-6

Gehazi stands before the king recounting Elisha's miracles, a scene that most likely falls before his leprosy in chapter five, since a king would not receive a leper at close range, and the compiler groups Elisha's works by kind rather than strict order. The woman walks in at the very sentence naming her son's resurrection, and Gehazi's own testimony becomes the witness that proves her claim before she has said a word. The king restores her house, her land, and every year's produce she lost while she was gone, a magistrate's justice moving on a prophet's word.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And when the king asked the woman, she told him,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

the king talked with Gehazi--Ceremonial pollution being conveyed by contact alone, there was nothing to prevent a conference being held with this leper at a distance; and although he was excluded from the town of Samaria, this reported conversation may have taken place at the gate or in one of the royal gardens.

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The words behind it

26 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיִּשְׁאַ֥לand he asked

    vaiyishalH7592 →171 times

  • הַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • לָאִשָּׁ֖ה<to> the woman

    laishahH802 →781 times

  • וַתְּסַפֶּר־and she recounted

    vatesaper-H5608 →159 times

  • ל֑וֹto him

    lo

  • וַיִּתֶּן־and he assigned

    vaiyiten-H5414 →2011 times

  • לָ֣הּto her

    lah

  • הַמֶּלֶךְ֩the king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • סָרִ֨יסa court-official

    sarisH5631 →42 times

  • אֶחָ֜דone

    ʾechadH259 →971 times

  • לֵאמֹ֗ר<to> saying

    lemorH559 →5305 times

  • הָשֵׁ֤יבrestore

    hasheivH7725 →1056 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־that

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • לָהּ֙[belonged] to her

    lah

  • וְאֵת֙and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • תְּבוּאֹ֣ת[the] produce<s> of

    tevuotH8393 →

  • הַשָּׂדֶ֔הthe field

    hasadehH7704 →334 times

  • מִיּ֛וֹםfrom [the] day

    miyomH3117 →2304 times

  • עָזְבָ֥ה[when] she left

    ʾazevahH5800 →215 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הָאָ֖רֶץthe land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • וְעַד־and until

    vead-H5704 →1261 times

  • עָֽתָּה׃ פnow

    ʾatahH6258 →433 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

9 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.12 worksProverbs 21:1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.11 works2 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 will always eat at my table.”10 works1 Chronicles 28:1Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.7 works2 Kings 9:32He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.7 worksDeuteronomy 22:2If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him.6 works
The other 3 cross-references, with their words ▾
Genesis 37:36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.6 worksJudges 11:13The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”3 works2 Kings 8:3At 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.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Proverbs 21:1

    The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 16:9

      A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

    • Ezra 6:22

      For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands…

    • Proverbs 20:24

      A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?

    • Acts 7:10

      and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

  • Through

    Proverbs 16:7

    When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

    it leads to

    • Romans 8:31

      What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

    • 1 John 3:22

      and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

    • 2 Chronicles 17:10

      And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.

    • Colossians 1:10

      so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

About 2 Kings

Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
2 Kings: the study guide →Read 2 Kings 8 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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