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Berean Standard Bible

“One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.”

2 Kings 4:8

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Elisha regularly passes through Shunem, and a well-to-do woman there notices him. She sees that he is a holy man of God and takes the initiative to feed him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.

World English Bible (WEB)

One day Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman; and she persuaded him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.

King James Version (KJV)

And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now there came a day when Elisha went to Shunem, and there was a woman of high position living there, who made him come in and have a meal with her. And after that, every time he went by, he went into her house for a meal.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y aconteció también que un día pasaba Eliseo por Sunem; y había allí una mujer principal, la cual le constriñó á que comiese del pan: y cuando por allí pasaba, veníase á su casa á comer del pan.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Un día que Eliseo fue a Sunén, una mujer importante de la ciudad lo invitó a comer. Después, cada vez que él pasaba por allí, se detenía a cenar.

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