Skip to main content
  • WORD Research this...
    2 Kings 4
    •   Now a certain woman of the wives of the prophets, cried to Eliseus, saying: Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant was one that feared God, and behold the creditor is come to take away my two sons to serve him.
    •   And Eliseus said to her: What wilt thou have me do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in thy house? And she answered: I, thy handmaid, have nothing in my house but a little oil, to anoint me.
    •   And he said to her: Go, borrow of all thy neighbours empty vessels, not a few.
    •   And go in, and shut thy door, when thou art within, and thy sons: and pour out thereof into all those vessels: and when they are full, take them away.
    •   So the woman went, and shut the door upon her, and upon her sons: they brought her the vessels, and she poured in.
    •   And when the vessels were full, she said to her son: Bring me yet a vessel. And he answered: I have no more. And the oil stood.
    •   And she came, and told the man of God. And he said: Go, sell the oil, and pay thy creditor: and thou and thy sons live of the rest.
    •   And there was a day when Eliseus passed by Sunam: now there was a great woman there, who detained him to eat bread: and as he passed often that way, he turned into her house to eat bread.
    •   And she said to her husband: I perceive that this is a holy man of God, who often passeth by us.
    • 10   Let us, therefore, make him a little chamber, and put a little bed in it for him, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick, that when he cometh to us he may abide there.
    • 11   Now, there was a certain day, when he came, and turned into the chamber, and rested there.
    • 12   And he said to Giezi, his servant: Call this Sunamitess. And when he had called her, and she stood before him,
    • 13   He said to his servant: Say to her: Behold, thou hast diligently served us in all things; what wilt thou have me to do for thee? Hast thou any business, and wilt thou, that I speak to the king, or to the general of the army? And she answered: I dwell in the midst of my own people.
    • 14   And he said: What will she then that I do for her? And Giezi said: Do not ask, for she hath no son, and her husband is old.
    • 15   Then he bid him call her. And when she was called, and stood before the door,
    • 16   He said to her: At this time, and this same hour, if life be in company, thou shalt have a son in thy womb. But she answered: Do not, I beseech thee, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid.
    • 17   And the woman conceived, and brought forth a son in the time, and at the same hour that Eliseus had said.
    • 18   And the child grew. And on a certain day, when he went out to his father to the reapers,
    • 19   He said to his father: My head acheth, my head acheth. But he said to his servant. Take him, and carry him to his mother.
    • 20   And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, she sat him on her knees, until noon, and then he died.
    • 21   And she went up, and laid him upon the bed of the man of God, and shut the door: and going out,
    • 22   She called her husband, and said: Send with me, I beseech thee, one of thy servants, and an ass, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
    • 23   And he said to her: Why dost thou go to him? to day is neither new moon nor sabbath. She answered: I will go.
    • 24   And she saddled an ass, and commanded her servant: Drive, and make haste, make no stay in going: And do that which I bid thee.
    • 25   So she went forward, and came to the man of God, to mount Carmel: and when the man of God saw her coming towards, he said to Giezi, his servant: Behold that Sunamitess.
    • 26   Go, therefore, to meet her, and say to her: Is all well with thee, and with thy husband, and with thy son? And she answered: Well.
    • 27   And when she came to the man of God, to the mount, she caught hold on his feet: and Giezi came to remove her. And the man of God said: Let her alone for her soul is in anguish, and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
    • 28   And she said to him: Did I ask a son of my lord? did I not say to thee: Do not deceive me?
    • 29   Then he said to Giezi: Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go. If any man meet thee, salute him not: and if any man salute thee, answer him not: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
    • 30   But the mother of the child said: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. He arose, therefore, and followed her.
    • 31   But Giezi was gone before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child, and there was no voice nor sense: and he returned to meet him, and told him, saying: The child is not risen.
    • 32   Eliseus, therefore, went into the house, and behold the child lay dead on his bed:
    • 33   And going in, he shut the door upon him, and upon the child, and prayed to the Lord.
    • 34   And he went up, and lay upon the child: and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he bowed himself upon him, and the child's flesh grew warm.
    • 35   Then he returned and walked in the house, once to and fro: and he went up, and lay upon him: and the child gaped seven times, and opened his eyes.
    • 36   And he called Giezi, and said to him: Call this Sunamitess. And she being called, went in to him: and he said: Take up thy son.
    • 37   She came and fell at his feet, and worshipped upon the ground: and took up her son, and went out.
    • 38   And Eliseus returned to Galgal, and there was a famine in the land, and the sons of the prophets dwelt before him: And he said to one of his servants: Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.
    • 39   And one went out into the field to gather wild herbs: and he found something like a wild vine, and gathered of it wild gourds of the field, and filled his mantle, and coming back, he shred them into the pot of pottage; for he knew not what it was.
    • 40   And they poured it out for their companions to eat: and when they had tasted of the pottage, they cried out, saying: Death is in the pot, O man of God. And they could not eat thereof.
    • 41   But he said: Bring some meal. And when they had brought it, he cast it into the pot, and said: Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was now no bitterness in the pot.
    • 42   And a certain man came from Baalsalisa, bringing to the man of God, bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and new corn in his scrip. And he said: Give to the people, that they may eat.
    • 43   And his servant answered him: How much is this, that I should set it before a hundred men? He said again: Give to the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord: They shall eat, and there shall be left.
    • 44   So he set it before them: and they ate, and there was left, according to the word of the Lord.
  • King James Version (kjv)
    • Active Persistent Session:

      To use a different persistent session key, simply add it above, and click the button below.

      How This All Works

      Your persistent session key, together with your favourite verse, authenticates you. It links to all your notes and tags in the Bible. You can share it with loved ones so they can see your notes and tags.

      However, to modify your notes and tags, you need both the persistent session key and your favourite verse.

      Please Keep Your Favourite Verse Private

      Your persistent session key and favourite verse provide you exclusive access to edit your notes and tags. Think of your persistent session key as a username and your favourite verse as a password. Therefore, ensure your favourite verse is kept private.

      The persistent session key allows viewing, while editing is only possible when the correct favourite verse is provided.

    • Loading...
  • Douay Rheims (douayrheims - 2)

    2009-10-24

    English (en)

    THE HOLY BIBLE
    TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN VULGATE
    DILIGENTLY COMPARED WITH THE HEBREW, GREEK, AND OTHER EDITIONS IN DIVERS LANGUAGES
    THE OLD TESTAMENT
    FIRST PUBLISHED BY THE ENGLISH COLLEGE AT DOUAY, A.D. 1609
    AND
    THE NEW TESTAMENT
    FIRST PUBLISHED BY THE ENGLISH COLLEGE AT RHEIMS, A.D. 1582
    WITH ANNOTATIONS, REFERENCES, AND AN HISTORICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX

    THE WHOLE REVISED AND DILIGENTLY COMPARED WITH THE LATIN VULGATE BY BISHOP RICHARD CHALLONER, A.D.
    1749-1752
    PUBLISHED WITH THE APPROBATION OF
    HIS EMINENCE JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS
    ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE

    • Direction: LTR
    • LCSH: Bible. English.
    • Distribution Abbreviation: douayrheims

    License

    Public Domain

    Source ()

    http://www.sacredbible.org/

    history_2.0
    added Deuterocanonicals, used improved text source
    history_1.1
    compressed module

Basic Hash Usage Explained

At getBible, we've established a robust system to keep our API synchronized with the Crosswire project's modules. Let me explain how this integration works in simple terms.

We source our Bible text directly from the Crosswire modules. To monitor any updates, we generate "hash values" for each chapter, book, and translation. These hash values serve as unique identifiers that change only when the underlying content changes, thereby ensuring a tight integration between getBible and the Crosswire modules.

Every month, an automated process runs for approximately three hours. During this window, we fetch the latest Bible text from the Crosswire modules. Subsequently, we compare the new hash values and the text with the previous ones. Any detected changes trigger updates to both our official getBible hash repository and the Bible API for all affected translations. This system has been operating seamlessly for several years.

Once the updates are complete, any application utilizing our Bible API should monitor the hash values at the chapter, book, or translation level. Spotting a change in these values indicates that they should update their respective systems.

Hash values can change due to various reasons, including textual corrections like adding omitted verses, rectifying spelling errors, or addressing any discrepancies flagged by the publishers maintaining the modules at Crosswire.

The Crosswire initiative, also known as the SWORD Project, is the "source of truth" for getBible. Any modifications in the Crosswire modules get reflected in our API within days, ensuring our users access the most precise and current Bible text. We pledge to uphold this standard as long as getBible exists and our build scripts remain operational.

We're united in our mission to preserve the integrity and authenticity of the Bible text. If you have questions or require additional information, please use our support system. We're here to assist and will respond promptly.

Thank you for your understanding and for being an integral part of the getBible community.

Favourite Verse

You should select one of your favourite verses.

This verse in combination with your session key will be used to authenticate you in the future.

This is currently the active session key.

Should you have another session key from a previous session.
You can add it here to load your previous session.

2 Kings 4:

Sharing the Word of God with the world.
  • Share Text
    ...
  • Share Link

2 Kings 4:1

Tagging this verse.

The active verse selected text should load here.

Active

Available Tags

Drag and drop the desired tag from the available ones to the active area.

To un-tag a verse, drag and drop the desired tag from active to the available tags area.

Edit Tag

Create Tag

2 Kings 4:1

Notes on this verse.

The active verse selected text should load here.