2 Kings 8:5

KJV

And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

— 2 Kings 8:5, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. Elisha warns the Shunammite woman to leave for seven years because of coming famine; when she returns and appeals to the king for her property, Gehazi is telling the king about Elisha's deeds and she arrives as living proof. Elisha …

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Other Translations

ASV

And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life him that was dead, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

YLT

And it cometh to pass, he is recounting to the king how he had revived the dead, and lo, the woman whose son he had revived is crying unto the king, for her house and for her field, and Gehazi saith, `My lord, O king, this <FI>is<Fi> the woman, and this her son, whom Elisha revived.'

BBE

And while he was giving the king the story of how Elisha had given life to the dead, the woman whose son had come back to life came to the king with a request for her house and her land. And Gehazi said, My lord king, this is the woman and this is her son, whose life Elisha gave back to him.

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