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2 Kings 4:32 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 4 · verse 32
And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.2 Kings 4:32 · King James Version
2 Kings 4:32 in context
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.
33He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
34And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ElishaʼĔlîyshâʻElisha, the famous prophetH477 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- childnaʻara boy , from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288 →
- comebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- deadmûwthto dieH4191 →
- laidshâkabto lie downH7901 →
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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