2 Rois 4:16

Listen to 2 Rois 4:16
16 ElisĂ©e lui dit: A cette mĂȘme Ă©poque, l'annĂ©e prochaine, tu embrasseras un fils. Et elle dit: Non! mon seigneur, homme de Dieu, ne trompe pas ta servante!

2 Rois 4:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:16

And he said, about this season
In the next year:

according to the time of life;
the usual time women go with child:

thou shalt embrace a son;
in thine arms, that shall be born of thee, which she should have in her lap, and in her bosom:

and she said, nay, my lord, do not lie unto thine handmaid;
or speak unto her what was not truth; it was so great, and so unaccountable, how it could be in her circumstances, that she could not believe it to be true, though she wished it might; or do not deceive me with vain and false words, or flatter me, jest with me, which would be unbecoming his character as a man of God, and prophet of the Lord; according to the Targum, she wished it might prove true, and she not deceived; see ( 2 Kings 4:28 ) .

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2 Rois 4:16 In-Context

14 Et il dit: Que faire pour elle? Guéhazi répondit: Mais, elle n'a point de fils, et son mari est vieux.
15 Et il dit: Appelle-la. Guéhazi l'appela, et elle se présenta à la porte.
16 ElisĂ©e lui dit: A cette mĂȘme Ă©poque, l'annĂ©e prochaine, tu embrasseras un fils. Et elle dit: Non! mon seigneur, homme de Dieu, ne trompe pas ta servante!
17 Cette femme devint enceinte, et elle enfanta un fils Ă  la mĂȘme Ă©poque, l'annĂ©e suivante, comme ElisĂ©e lui avait dit.
18 L'enfant grandit. Et un jour qu'il était allé trouver son pÚre vers les moissonneurs,
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