2 Kings 4:16
“And he said, 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.”
King James Version
Elisha predicting the Shunammite woman would have a son, fulfilled the following year.
Fulfillment References
2 Kings 4:17
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