2 Kings 4:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.””
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“So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he saith, `And what--to do for her?' and Gehazi saith, `Verily she hath no son, and her husband <FI>is<Fi> aged.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 4:14 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 15:2But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
- Genesis 17:17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
- Genesis 18:10Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.
- Genesis 25:21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
- Genesis 30:1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
- Judges 13:2Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.
- 1 Samuel 1:2He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
- 1 Samuel 1:8“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
- Luke 1:7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
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