KJV ORIGINAL
And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And he said, 'Call her.' So when he called her, she came and stood in the doorway.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The woman came when Elisha's servant called for her, standing respectfully at the entrance to hear what the prophet had to say.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the story of the Shunammite woman who had shown great hospitality to the prophet Elisha by providing him with food and a room whenever he traveled through her town. Elisha wanted to repay her kindness and was about to tell her through his servant Gehazi that she would have a son, despite her husband being old.
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