Translations
Modern
One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
Traditional
And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
Literal
And one day it came to pass that Elisha went to Shunem, and there was a great woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. And it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn aside there to eat some food.
Latin
Facta est autem quædam dies, et transibat Eliseus per Sunam: erat autem ibi mulier magna, quæ tenuit eum ut comederet panem: cumque frequenter inde transiret, divertebat ad eam ut comederet panem.
Original
Hebrew
English
One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
Notes
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
People
Elisha: A prophet who succeeded Elijah
Places
Shunem: Town in Issachar; home of the Shunammite woman
Glossary
Elisha Habakkuk (Person) Kings, Books of First and Second Shunem Sons of the Prophets
Topics
Christian Minister: Hospitality to The Shunammite Woman to Elisha Hospitality: Shunammite Hospitality: The Shunammite Woman to Elisha Liberality: Shunammite Riches: Examples of Saints Possessing: Shunammite Shunammite: A Woman Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha, and Whose Son he Raised to Life Women: The Shunammite Woman, Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha