King James Version
2 Kings 4:11 in the King James Version says “And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.”
2 Kings 4:11 · King James Version
And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
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Compare 4 commentaries from different scholars and time periods for a richer understanding.
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And it fell on a day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“into the chamber”
H5944something lofty, i.e., a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky
“and lay”
H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
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