☰ Menu
bible.lockman.org  Home | Search
 
  • Lockman.org
  • About Us

    • About
    • Who we are
    • History
    • Who is Jesus?
    •  
  • Shop / Catalog

    • Digital
    • NASB 2020
    • NASB 1995
    • NASB 1977
    • Amplified
    • NBLA (Spanish)
    • LBLA (Spanish)
    •  
  • NASB

    • NASB
    • Amplified
    • LBLA
    • NBLA
    • Permissions
    •  
Click Here
Bibles by the Case, with free shipping
All New NASB 2020 - 44% off
Save 40% or more on Bibles now! Limited quantities

Questions, answers, or notes on a Bible verse:
(i.e. Gen 1:1)
Read the Bible:
Book Chap:verse
New Window
Translation: Search Range: Search word(s):


Search for your Bible question and answer here:


2 Kings

SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR CONTENT THREADS.
Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015
NASB 2 Kings 4:1 Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves."
AMPLIFIED 2015 2 Kings 4:1 Now one of the wives of a man of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha [for help], saying "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant [reverently] feared the LORD; but the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves [in payment for a loan]."
SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR CONTENT THREADS.
Subject:  Why does the child sneeze 7 times?

Bible Note:  Certain numbers were often seen by ancient peoples as having a special significance. This was because numeracy in numbers above ten was limited to the more educated. People on the whole had no need for counting in large numbers. The number seven was seen in many civilizations as a number related to the divine.

This especially comes out in early Sumerian literature, which is especially interesting as they were the most advanced mathematicians in the ancient world.

Even in recent times there have been numerous tribes in the world that could not count beyond three in, for example, South America, Indonesia and Australia.

Numbers therefore gained a special significance. Thus three could indicate completeness, five could indicate covenant and seven could indicate divine activity and perfection. Ten could indicate a full set ('you have changed my wages ten times.')

It is possible that the writer saw in the 'seven' sneezes an indication that God was at work, but we must not read more into it than that. (Compare the series of seven activities in Revelation).

In Him


  Up   |    Down     View Branch    ID# 192048  
 Questions and/or Subjects for 2 Kin 4:1   Author 
 Can you explain 2 Kings 4 to me? (?)
  widow
 Can you explain 2 Kings 4 to me? (?)
  widow
 Why does the child sneeze 7 times? (?)
  boc4life
 Hi, boc... Welcome to the forum! S...
  DocTrinsograce
 Hey Doc, I understand that this is yo...
  boc4life
 Dear boc, It is not simply a matter o...
  DocTrinsograce
 Certain numbers were often seen by ancie...
  rabban
 Raban, I like the fact that you use ...
  Searcher56
 God filled vases with oil to save sons (?)
  ddhome




bible.lockman.org
Answered Bible Questions
Primary Bible Questions (?)
Bible verses
About StudyBibleForum.com

The Lockman Foundation did not screen Postings. Postings are the opinions of others and may or may not represent a commonly held view.

StudyBibleForum.com Copyright © The Lockman Foundation 2001-2016
Permission to quote guidelines.