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2 Kings 4:36 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 4 · verse 36
And 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.2 Kings 4:36 · King James Version
2 Kings 4:36 in context
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.
38And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ShunammiteShûwnammîytha Shunammitess, or female inhabitant of ShunemH7767 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- GehaziGêychăzîyGechazi, the servant of ElishaH1522 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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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