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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SHUNAMMITE

shoo'-na-mit (shunammith, shunammith; Codex Vaticanus Somaneitis; Codex Alexandrinus Soumanites): Applied to natives of Shunem.

(1) Abishag, who was brought to minister to the aged king David, love for whom led Adonijah to his doom (1 Kings 1:3, 15; 1 Kings 2:17, etc.).

(2) The woman, name unknown, whose son Elisha raised from the dead (2 Kings 4:12, etc.). Later when apparently she had become a widow, after seven years' absence on account of famine, in the land of the Philistines, she returned to find her property in the hands of others. Elisha's intervention secured its restoration (2 Kings 8:1-6).

(3) The Shulammite (Songs 6:13). In this name there is the exchange of "l" for "n" which is common.

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew

7767. Shunammith -- female inhab. of Shunem
... female inhab. of Shunem. Transliteration: Shunammith Phonetic Spelling:
(shoo-nam-meeth') Short Definition: Shunammite. ... of Shunem NASB Word Usage Shunammite ( ...
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Library

The Shunammite's Son.
... THE SHUNAMMITE'S SON. Many interesting stories are told in the Bible, few of which
are more touching than that of Elisha the prophet, and the Shunammite woman. ...
/.../anonymous/mother stories from the old testament/the shunammites son.htm

The Shunammite's Boy.
... THE SHUNAMMITE'S BOY. After ... Carmel. He was tired and hungry, and, as was his
custom, he stopped at the house of a certain Shunammite woman. ...
/.../anonymous/children of the old testament/the shunammites boy.htm

A Miracle Needing Effort
... And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to
Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: 26. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/a miracle needing effort.htm

On the Mission of the Seventy Disciples, and Christ's Charge to ...
... When Elisha sent on his servant Gehazi before him to raise the Shunammite's son
from death, I rather think he gave him these instructions: [4428] "Gird up thy ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xxiv on the mission of.htm

The Secret of Success.
... The first principle of success is gentleness. In the 4th chapter of the 2nd book
of Kings we have this story. There was a Shunammite woman who had an only son. ...
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A Prophet of Peace
... door upon him, and went out.". In her distress, the Shunammite determined
to go to Elisha for help. The prophet was then at Mount ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 19 a prophet of.htm

Definiteness of Purpose in Christian Work
... When Gehazi followed Elisha's command and as he went to the home of the Shunammite
saluted no one he became the forerunner of life to the child. ...
/.../chapman/and judas iscariot/definiteness of purpose in christian.htm

Mothers, Daughters, and Wives in Israel
... position. Such names as that of Huldah the prophetess, and the idyllic narrative
of the Shunammite, will readily occur to the memory. ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 9 mothers daughters and.htm

The Example of Jesus; How we May Allow Ourselves to be Served by ...
... Many holy women, again, ministered to holy men of their substance, as the Shunammite
woman ministered to Elisha; but she did not live with him, but the prophet ...
/.../clement/two epistles concerning virginity/chapter xv the example of jesus.htm

Infant Salvation
... consolation may be afforded to them. This good Shunammite was asked by Gehazi,
whether it was well with herself. She was mourning over a ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 7 1861/infant salvation.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A person of Shunem (1 Kings 1:3; 2 Kings 4:12). The Syr. and Arab. read "Sulamite."

Thesaurus

Shunammite (8 Occurrences)
... The Syr. and Arab. read "Sulamite.". Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SHUNAMMITE. ...
W. Ewing. Multi-Version Concordance Shunammite (8 Occurrences). ...
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Shu'nammite (8 Occurrences)
Shu'nammite. Shunammite, Shu'nammite. Shunem . ... Now the king was very old; and
Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.-- (See RSV). ...
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Abishag (5 Occurrences)
... ab'-i-shag, a-bi'-shag ('abhishagh, apparently, "father of wandering," that is,
"cause of wandering," or "my father wanders"): The Shunammite woman who became ...
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Ab'ishag (5 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 1:3 So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders
of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. ...
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Gehazi (14 Occurrences)
... Valley of vision, Elisha's trusted servant (2 Kings 4:31; 5:25; 8:4, 5). He appears
in connection with the history of the Shunammite (2 Kings 4:14, 31) and of ...
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Geha'zi (11 Occurrences)
... Geha'zi (11 Occurrences). 2 Kings 4:12 And he said to Gehazi his servant: 'Call
this Shunammite.' And when he had called her, she stood before him. (See RSV). ...
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Adoni'jah (26 Occurrences)
... hand. (See RSV). 1 Kings 2:21 And she said: 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be
given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.' (See RSV). 1 Kings ...
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Habakkuk (3 Occurrences)
... Some of the ancient rabbis, connecting the name with 2 Kings 4:16, "Thou shalt embrace
a son," imagined that the prophet was the son of the Shunammite woman. ...
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Shunamite (8 Occurrences)

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Chamber (73 Occurrences)
... "on the wall," which the Shunammite prepared for the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 4:10),
was an upper chamber over the porch through the hall toward the street. ...
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Bible Concordance

Shunammite (8 Occurrences)

1 Kings 1:3 So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 1:15 Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 2:17 He said, "Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 2:21 She said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 2:22 King Solomon answered his mother, "Why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)

2 Kings 4:12 He said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite." When he had called her, she stood before him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)

2 Kings 4:25 So she went, and came to the man of God to Mount Carmel. It happened, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, "Behold, there is the Shunammite.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)

2 Kings 4:36 He called Gehazi, and said, "Call this Shunammite!" So he called her. When she had come in to him, he said, "Take up your son."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Shunammite

Shunammite: A Person from the City of Shunem: Abishag, the Girl Who Took Care of David

Shunammite: A Person from the City of Shunem: Desired by Adonijah As Wife

Shunammite: A Woman Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha, and Whose Son he Raised to Life

Related Terms

Shu'nammite (8 Occurrences)

Abishag (5 Occurrences)

Ab'ishag (5 Occurrences)

Gehazi (14 Occurrences)

Geha'zi (11 Occurrences)

Adoni'jah (26 Occurrences)