King James Version
2 Kings 4:15 in the King James Version says “And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.”
2 Kings 4:15 · KJV
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.
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
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. season: Heb. set time
And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Call”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“Call”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“her she stood”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
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