2 Kings 8:5 meaning and explanation
And Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life. Just then the woman whose son Elisha had revived came to appeal to the king for her house and her land. So Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman, and this is the son Elisha restored to life.”
2 Kings 8:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Gehazi, once Elisha's servant, is recounting the prophet's miracles to the king of Israel, likely Jehoram, when the woman from Shunem arrives. She had left her land during a seven-year famine at Elisha's word and has now returned to petition the king for her house and fields.
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