2 Kings 4:16

4:16 He said, “About this time next year ¹  you will be holding a son.” She said, “No, my master! O prophet, do not lie to your servant!”

2 Kings 4:23

4:23 He said, “Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon ²  or the Sabbath.” She said, “Everything’s fine.” ³ 

2 Kings 4:36

4:36 Elisha ⁴  called to Gehazi and said, “Get the Shunammite woman.” So he did so ⁵  and she came to him. He said to her, “Take your son.”

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¹ tn Heb “at this appointed time, at the time [when it is] reviving.” For a discussion of the second phrase see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 57.

² sn The new moon was a time of sacrifice and special feasts (Num 28:14; 1 Sam 20:5). Apparently it was a convenient time to visit a prophet. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 57.

³ tn Heb “peace.”

⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “and he called for her.”