II Kings 4:8
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 4:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und es geschah eines Tages, da ging Elisa nach Sunem hinüber; und daselbst war ein wohlhabendes Weib, und sie nötigte ihn, bei ihr zu essen. Und es geschah, sooft er durchzog, kehrte er dort ein, um zu essen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y aconteció también que un día pasaba Eliseo por Sunem; y había allí una mujer principal, la cual le constriñó á que comiese del pan: y cuando por allí pasaba, veníase á su casa á comer del pan.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E aconteceu também que um dia passava Eliseu por Suném; e havia ali uma mulher rica, a qual lhe constrangeu a que comesse do pão; e quando por ali passava, vinha-se à sua casa a comer do pão.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Um certo dia, Eliseu foi para Suném, onde vivia uma mulher importante, que insistiu que ele fosse comer com ela. Então, sempre que Eliseu passava por ali, parava para comer.
📖 II Kings 4:8 in Context
6And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
7Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
8And 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.
9And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
10Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
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