2 Kings 4:16
And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”
And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
Note season: Heb. set time
He said, “At this season next year, you will embrace a son.” She said, “No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your servant.”
And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- About this
- Genesis 17:21; Genesis 18:10, 14
- season
- Heb. set time. thou shalt.
- Genesis 17:16, 17; Luke 1:13, 30, 31
- my lord
- 2 Kings 2:19
- do not lie
- 2 Kings 4:28; 2 Kings 5:10, 11; Genesis 18:12–15; 1 Kings 17:18; 1 Kings 18:9; Psalm 116:11; Luke 1:18–20