2 Kings 4:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me?’””

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BSBPD

“Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me?’””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And she saith, `Did I ask a son from my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 4:28 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. 2 Kings 4:16And 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.”

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