And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
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4 additional translationsAnd he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old.
So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”
And he saith, `And what--to do for her?' and Gehazi saith, `Verily she hath no son, and her husband is aged.'
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi said, Verily, she has no son, and her husband is old.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC