2 Kings 4:11

11 One day he came there and turned in to the upper chamber and rested *.

2 Kings 4:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:11

And it fell on a day that he came thither
As he had been wont to do:

and he turned into the chamber;
built for him, and to which he was directed:

and lay there;
all night, and which no doubt was frequently repeated by him, he accepting of the kindness of his host.

2 Kings 4:11 In-Context

9 She said to her husband, "Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God passing by us continually.

10 "Please, let us make a little walled upper chamber and let us set a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; and it shall be, when he comes to us, that he can turn in there."

11 One day he came there and turned in to the upper chamber and rested .

12 Then he said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite." And when he had called her, she stood before him.

13 He said to him, "Say now to her, 'Behold, you have been careful for us with all this care; what can I do for you? Would you be spoken for to the king or to the captain of the army?' " And she answered, "I live among my own people."

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "Now a day came that"
• [b]. Lit "lay there"