“The woman arose, and did according to the man of God’s word. She went with her household, and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Kings 8 contains 29 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.