2 Kings 4:16

2 Kings chapter 4 · verse 16 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.

Context

v.15And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

v.16This passage

v.17And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 17:21
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
Luke 1:18
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
Luke 1:30
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.
Luke 1:13
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
Genesis 18:12
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
1 Kings 18:9
And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?