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2 Kings 4:35 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 4 · verse 35
Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.2 Kings 4:35 · King James Version
2 Kings 4:35 in context
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.
35Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
36And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
37Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- stretchedgâharto prostrate oneselfH1457 →
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- sneezedzârarperhaps to diffuseH2237 →
- walkedyâlakto walkH3212 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- childnaʻara boy , from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288 →
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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