Translations
Modern
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.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
And he said, “This time next year of life, you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, O man of God, do not lie to your maidservant.”
Latin
…dixit ad eam: In tempore isto, et in hac eadem hora, si vita comes fuerit, habebis in utero filium. At illa respondit: Noli quæso, domine mi vir Dei, noli mentiri ancillæ tuæ.
Original
Hebrew
English
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.”
Notes
Compare similar promises and responses in Genesis 18:9–15 and Luke 1:6–20.
Elisha's interactions with the woman from Shunem are shown in two similar parts (2 Kings 4:8–20, 21–37). Shunem was a border town in the land given to the tribe of Issachar (Joshua 19:18).
Events
Parallels
Glossary
Barrenness Elisha Gehazi Habakkuk (Person) Kings, Books of First and Second Sons of the Prophets
Topics
Elisha: Prophecies of The Birth of a Son to the Shunammite Woman Shunammite: A Woman Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha, and Whose Son he Raised to Life Vicegerency of Elisha in Miraculously Rewarding the Shunammite Woman Women: The Shunammite Woman, Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha