2 Kings 4:9

9 She said to her husband, "Please now, I know that he [is] a holy man of God who is passing {our way} regularly;

2 Kings 4:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:9

And she said unto her husband
Not being willing to do any thing without his leave and consent:

behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God which passeth by
us continually:
and calls here frequently: this she perceived by his discourse and conversation; and by his carriage and behaviour he appeared to be a prophet, and one very eminent for holiness and religion.

2 Kings 4:9 In-Context

7 So she came and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the olive oil and repay your debt. You and your sons can live on what is left over."

8 It happened one day that Elisha passed through to Shunem where there [was] a wealthy woman, and she urged him to eat bread; so it happened each time he passed through, he would stop there to eat.

9 She said to her husband, "Please now, I know that he [is] a holy man of God who is passing {our way} regularly;

10 let us make a small enclosed room [upstairs] and put a bed, table, chair, and lampstand there for him, so that when he comes to us, he can turn and stay there.

11 One day it happened that he came there and went to the upper room and lay down there.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "upon us"