Commentary for II Kings 4:13
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ אֱמָר־נָ֣א אֵלֶיהָ֮ הִנֵּ֣ה חָרַ֣דְתְּ ׀ אֵלֵינוּ֮ אֶת־כָּל־הַחֲרָדָ֣ה הַזֹּאת֒ מֶ֚ה לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת לָ֔ךְ הֲיֵ֤שׁ לְדַבֶּר־לָךְ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ א֖וֹ אֶל־שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֑א וַתֹּ֕אמֶר בְּת֥וֹךְ עַמִּ֖י אָנֹכִ֥י יֹשָֽׁבֶת׃
And he said unto him: ‘Say now unto her: Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host?’ And she answered: ‘I dwell among mine own people.’
Rashi on II Kings
You have busied yourself with us. On our account.
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Metzudat David on II Kings
He didn't want to speak with the woman face to face.
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Rashi on II Kings
With all this attention. To put your heart into this task, as in, “and shudders [=וחרד] concerning My word,”14Yeshayahu 66:2. [i.e.,] is diligent concerning the task that it be accomplished, and puts his heart into it.
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Metzudat David on II Kings
As if to say, 'I dwell among my family and nobody wants to harm us, and i don't need anyone's help to antagonize someone.'
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Rashi on II Kings
What can be done for you? What do you need that we do for you, for you busied yourself on our account.
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Rashi on II Kings
“In the midst of my people.” Among my relatives, [i.e.,] no one harms me. I have no need for the king or for the general of the army.15Alternatively, “I dwell among my relatives and they can speak to the king on my behalf if necessary.”—Radak
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