15 He then said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the doorway. 16 Then he said, “(A)At this season [a]next year, you are going to embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, you man of God, (B)do not lie to your servant.”

17 Now the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at that season [b]the next year, as Elisha had told her.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 4:16 Lit when the time revives
  2. 2 Kings 4:17 Lit when the time revived

15 Then Elisha said, “Call her.” So he called her, and she stood in the doorway. 16 “About this time(A) next year,” Elisha said, “you will hold a son in your arms.”

“No, my lord!” she objected. “Please, man of God, don’t mislead your servant!”

17 But the woman became pregnant, and the next year about that same time she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.

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