2Ki 4:1 | HCSB | STEP | One of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha , “Your servant , my husband , has died . You know that your servant feared the Lord . Now the creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves .”

2 Kings 4:1

1 One of the wives of the sons of the prophets ^a cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, has died. You know that your servant ^{▼▼fear(s) God or the Lord/ the fear of the Lord: No single English word conveys every aspect of the word fear in this phrase. The meaning includes worshipful submission, reverential awe, and obedient respect to the covenant-keeping God of Israel.}feared the Lord. ^c Now the creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves.” ^d