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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 4:16 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ki 4:16 |
Strong Concordance |
And he said [0559], About this season [04150], according to the time [06256] of life [02416], thou shalt embrace [02263] a son [01121]. And she said [0559], Nay, my lord [0113], thou man [0376] of God [0430], do not lie [03576] unto thine handmaid [08198]. |
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King James |
And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Do not lie - Compare a similar incredulity in Gen 17:17; Gen 18:12; Luk 1:20. The expression, "do not lie," which is harsh to us, accords with the plain, straightforward simplicity of ancient speech. It would not mean more than "deceive" (compare the marginal reference). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Do not lie - Do not delude me with vain hopes. She could not believe it for joy. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Thou shalt embrace a son - This promise, and the circumstances of the parties, are not very dissimilar to that relative to the birth of Isaac, and those of Abraham and Sarah.
Do not lie - That is, Let thy words become true; or, as the rabbins understand it, Do not mock me by giving me a son that shall soon be removed by death; but let me have one that shall survive me. |
20 And [2532], behold [2400], thou [2071] shalt be dumb [4623], and [2532] not [3361] able [1410] to speak [2980], until [891] the day [2250] that [3739] these things [5023] shall be performed [1096], because [473] [3739] thou believest [4100] not [3756] my [3450] words [3056], which [3748] shall be fulfilled [4137] in [1519] their [846] season [2540].
12 Therefore Sarah [08283] laughed [06711] within herself [07130], saying [0559], After [0310] I am waxed old [01086] shall I have pleasure [05730], my lord [0113] being old also [02204]?
17 Then Abraham [085] fell [05307] upon his face [06440], and laughed [06711], and said [0559] in his heart [03820], Shall a child be born [03205] unto him that is an hundred [03967] years [08141] old [01121]? and shall Sarah [08283], that is ninety [08673] years [08141] old [01323], bear [03205]?