2 Kings 8:2

The Shunammite’s Land Restored · 2 Kings 8:1–6
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Translations

Modern
So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.
Traditional
And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.
Literal
And the woman arose, and she did according to the word of the man of God, and she went, she and her house, and she sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.
Latin
Quæ surrexit, et fecit juxta verbum hominis Dei: et vadens cum domo sua, peregrinata est in terra Philisthiim diebus multis.

Original

Hebrew
English
So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Elijah Elisha Famine

Events

Places

Philistia: An ancient people and region in Canaan

Glossary

Elisha Gehazi Kings, Books of First and Second

Topics

Elisha: Causes the King to Restore the Property of the Hospitable Shunammite Woman Elisha: Prophecies of Seven Years of Famine in the Land of Canaan Famine: Often Long Continued Judge: Kings and Other Rulers As Judgments: Preservation During - Exemplified: Shunammite King: Acts As Judge Land: Rights In, Alienated Property in Real Estate by Absence Ramoth-Gilead: Also Called Ramah