2 Kings 4:8

Elisha Gives Life to a Boy

4:8 One day Elisha traveled to Shunem, where a prominent ¹  woman lived. She insisted that he stop for a meal. ²  So whenever he was passing through, he would stop in there for a meal. ³ 

2 Kings 4:11

4:11 One day Elisha ⁴  came for a visit; he went ⁵  into the upper room and rested. ⁶ 

2 Kings 4:25

4:25 So she went to visit ⁷  the prophet at Mount Carmel. When he ⁸  saw her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, it’s the Shunammite woman.

[4:8]  ¹ tn Heb “great,” perhaps “wealthy.”

[4:8]  ² tn Or “she urged him to eat some food.”

[4:8]  ³ tn Or “he would turn aside there to eat some food.”

[4:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “turned aside.”

[4:11]  ⁶ tn Or “slept there.”

[4:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “went and came.”

[4:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “the man of God.” The phrase has been replaced by the relative pronoun “he” in the translation for stylistic reasons.