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2 Kings 4:30 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 4 · verse 30
And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.2 Kings 4:30 · King James Version
2 Kings 4:30 in context
28Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
29Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
30And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
31And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
32And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- followedyâlakto walkH3212 →
- followedʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- motherʼêma motherH517 →
- livethchayaliveH2416 →
- childnaʻara boy , from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288 →
- leaveʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
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We may well suppose that, after the birth of this son, the prophet was doubly welcome to the good Shunammite. He had thought himself indebted to her, but henceforth, as long as she lives, she will think herself in his debt, and that she can never do too much for him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-37