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Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
2 Kings 8:1 — KJV
Then. Heb. we, a simple conjunction, most frequently translated “and.” It should not be construed as having reference to time as if the events to be related followed chronologically those of the preceding chapter. The opening clause of the chapter may as correctly be translated, “and Elisha had said.” Events related in Scripture do not necessarily take place in exact accord with the sequence in which they have been recorded.
This incident took place some time after that recorded in ch. 4:8-37, but how long after we do not know. At the time of the restoration of the son the husband was still alive. But now there are indications that she may have become a widow. At least her husband is not mentioned, and the instructions given to leave her once prosperous home seem to be directed to one who was without the guiding help of a husband.
Sojourn. Elisha took a kindly interest in the people whom he was called to serve. He tried to be a friend to all. Wherever he could do something to make the lot of someone lighter and better, there he was ready to help. There were hard times ahead, and the woman was counseled to depart for a time to sojourn in some place where the situation would be easier than at her home at Shunem.
A famine ... seven years. This famine took place sometime during the reign of Joram of Israel, but exactly when, it is impossible to say.
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