2 Kings 4:17

17 But sure enough, the woman soon became pregnant. And at that time the following year she had a son, just as Elisha had said.

2 Kings 4:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:17

And the woman conceived, and bare a son at the season that
Elisha said unto her
Quickly after this she conceived, and became pregnant, and by that time the year came round, she was brought to bed of a son:

according to the time of life:
when she had gone her full time to have a son born alive, and live.

2 Kings 4:17 In-Context

15 “Call her back again,” Elisha told him. When the woman returned, Elisha said to her as she stood in the doorway,
16 “Next year at this time you will be holding a son in your arms!” “No, my lord!” she cried. “O man of God, don’t deceive me and get my hopes up like that.”
17 But sure enough, the woman soon became pregnant. And at that time the following year she had a son, just as Elisha had said.
18 One day when her child was older, he went out to help his father, who was working with the harvesters.
19 Suddenly he cried out, “My head hurts! My head hurts!” His father said to one of the servants, “Carry him home to his mother.”
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