2 Kings 4:32

2 Kings 4:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
• New International Version (NIV)When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his couch.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Elisha came into the house, there was the child, lying dead on his bed.

Context of 2 Kings 4:32

30And the mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her. 31Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.” When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. 33So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. 34Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm.

2 Kings 4:32 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֥א אֱלִישָׁ֖ע הַבָּ֑יְתָה וְהִנֵּ֤ה הַנַּ֙עַר֙ מֵ֔ת מֻשְׁכָּ֖ב עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• When Elishaאֱלִישָׁע'ĕlîyshâ‛ · ElishaH477
• reachedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• there wasהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the boyנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• lyingשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• his bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296

Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:32

• 1 Kings 17:17Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.
• Luke 8:52Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”
• John 11:17When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 4:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Behold, the child was dead - The prophet then saw that the body and spirit of the child were separated.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-37Verses 18-37 Here is the sudden death of the child. All the mother's tenderness cannot keep alive a child of promise, a child of prayer, one given in love. But how admirably does the prudent, pious mother, guard her lips under this sudden affliction! Not one peevish word escapes from her. Such confidence had she of God's goodness, that she was ready to believe that he would restore what he had now taken away. O woman, great is thy faith! He that wrought…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-37Elisha's interactions with the woman from Shunem are shown in two similar parts (2 Kings 4:8–20, 21–37). Shunem was a border town in the land given to the tribe of Issachar (Joshua 19:18).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 4:32

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Children
• Dead (People)
• Elisha
• Miracles
• Shunammite
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Elisha
• Aside
• Careful
• Carmel
• Desire
• Shunem
• Daniel, Book of
• Gehazi
• Images
• Jehoahaz

Commentaries on 2 Kings 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings