2 Kings 4:16 meaning and explanation
And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”
2 Kings 4:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Elisha is speaking to the Shunammite woman, a wealthy woman who has shown him hospitality by furnishing a room for him. She has no son, and her husband is old, so a child seemed impossible.
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