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2 Kings 8:4
Now the king had been speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please relate to me all the great things Elisha has done.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The king initiates a conversation with Gehazi, identified as the servant of the man of God, immediately following the Shunammite woman’s return to appeal for her property.
The words — The Hebrew term מְדַבֵּר (me.da.Ber) denotes ongoing speech, paired with נַעַר (Na.'ar) to establish Gehazi’s official capacity as the prophet’s attendant.
The thread — This royal inquiry precedes Gehazi’s direct report in 2 Kings 8:5 and aligns with the prophetic-court interface documented in 2 Kings 5:20.
Why it lands — The text records a monarch requesting a full account of Elisha’s deeds before Gehazi describes the resurrection, requiring the reader to observe how court authority engages with divine ministry.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 5:20 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, by not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
- 2 Kings 2:14 Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.
- 2 Kings 2:20 “Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him,
- 2 Kings 2:24 Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
- 2 Kings 3:14 Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.
- 2 Kings 4:3 “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.
- 2 Kings 4:12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, she stood before him,
- 2 Kings 4:16 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 5:14 So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.
- 2 Kings 6:6 “Where did it fall?” asked the man of God. And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float.