The Meaning of 2 Kings 4:23 Explained

2 Kings 4:23

KJV: And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

YLT: And he saith, 'Wherefore art thou going unto him to-day? -- neither new moon nor sabbath!' and she saith, 'Peace to thee!'

Darby: And he said, Why wilt thou go to him to-day? It is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It is well.

ASV: And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Kings 4:23?

MEANING: What does 2 Kings 4:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Kings 4:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Kings 4:23?

What is the context of 2 Kings 4:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? [it is] neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, [It shall be] well.

What does 2 Kings 4:23 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 4:8-24 - Entertaining A Prophet

The real man needs a very small supply of outward comfort, because his life is hid in God. It does not consist in the abundance of things that he possesses, but in faith, love, and hope. What a noble testimony it would be to our character, if people who saw us going to and fro became convinced that "this is an holy man of God," 2 Kings 4:9!

Sunstroke in the tropics is a frequent cause of death, Psalms 121:6. When a child is taken sick, it is the mother who is the best comforter; but there are limits to a mother's power to help. This woman of Shunem must be referred to in Hebrews 11:35. She was so sure of the life-restoring prayers of the great prophet that she did not feel it necessary to tell her husband what had befallen. Why should she grieve him, when the child would soon be given back to them! In noble confidence she dared to say that all would be well, and God did not disappoint nor fail. Shunem was fifteen miles from Carmel, and there was not an inch of the road which was not covered by the mother's splendid faith that God would make all-grace abound toward her. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 4

¹ Elisha multiplies the widow's oil
⁸ He obtains a son for the good Shunammite
¹⁸ He restores her son when dead
³⁸ At Gilgal he heals the deadly pottage
⁴² He satisfies a hundred men with twenty loaves

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 4:23 mean?

So he said why you [are] you - going to him today [it is] neither the New Moon nor the Sabbath And she said [it is] well

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מַ֠דּוּעַ [אתי] (אַ֣תְּ) [הלכתי] (הֹלֶ֤כֶת) אֵלָיו֙ ؟ הַיּ֔וֹם לֹֽא־ חֹ֖דֶשׁ וְלֹ֣א שַׁבָּ֑ת וַתֹּ֖אמֶר שָׁלֽוֹם

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	So he said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מַ֠דּוּעַ	why
Parse: Interrogative Root: מַדּוּעַ Sense: why?, on what account?, wherefore?.
(אַ֣תְּ)	[are] you
Parse: Pronoun, second person feminine singular Root: אַתְּ Sense: you (second pers.
[הלכתי]	-
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
(הֹלֶ֤כֶת)	going
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
אֵלָיו֙	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
؟ הַיּ֔וֹם	today
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
לֹֽא־	[it is] neither
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
חֹ֖דֶשׁ	the New Moon
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
וְלֹ֣א	nor
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
שַׁבָּ֑ת	the Sabbath
Parse: Noun, common singular Root: שַׁבָּת Sense: Sabbath.
וַתֹּ֖אמֶר	And she said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שָׁלֽוֹם	[it is] well
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁלֹום Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.

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