Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 4:25-37
25So she set outH1980 and wentH935 toH413 the manH376 of GodH430 atH413 MountH2022 CarmelH3760H1961.
When the manH376 of GodH430 sawH7200 herH853 at a distanceH5048, he saidH559 toH413 his servantH5288 GehaziH1522, “LookH2009, there isH1975 the Shunammite womanH7767. 26PleaseH4994 run outH7323 nowH6258 to meet herH7122 and askH559, ‘Are you all rightH7965? Is your husbandH376 all rightH7965? Is your childH3206 all rightH7965?’”
And she answeredH559, “Everything is all rightH7965.”
27When she reachedH935H413 the manH376 of GodH430 atH413 the mountainH2022, she clungH2388 to his feetH7272. GehaziH1522 came overH5066 to push her awayH1920, but the manH376 of GodH430 saidH559, “Leave her aloneH7503, forH3588 her soulH5315 is in deep distressH4843, and the LORDH3068 has hiddenH5956 it from meH4480 and has notH3808 toldH5046 me.”
28Then she saidH559, “Did I ask youH7592 for a sonH1121H854, my lordH113? Didn’tH3808 I sayH559, ‘Do notH3808 deceive meH7952?’”
29So Elisha saidH559 to GehaziH1522, “Tie upH2296 your garmentH4975,1 takeH3947 my staffH4938 in your handH3027, and goH1980! IfH3588 you meetH4672 anyoneH376, do notH3808 greet himH1288, and ifH3588 anyoneH376 greets youH1288, do notH3808 answer himH6030. Then layH7760 my staffH4938 onH5921 the boy’sH5288 faceH6440.”
30And the motherH517 of the boyH5288 saidH559, “As surely as the LORDH3068 livesH2416 and as you yourselfH5315 liveH2416, I will notH518 leave youH5800.” So he got upH6965 and followedH1980 herH310.
31GehaziH1522 went onH5674 ahead of themH6440 and laidH7760 the staffH4938 onH5921 the boy’sH5288 faceH6440, but there was noH369 soundH6963 or responseH7182. So he went backH7725 to meetH7122 Elisha and toldH5046 himH559, “The boyH5288 has notH3808 awakenedH6974.”
32When ElishaH477 reachedH935 the houseH1004, there wasH2009 the boyH5288 lyingH7901 deadH4191 onH5921 his bedH4296. 33So he went inH935, closedH5462 the doorH1817 behindH1157 the two of themH8147, and prayedH6419 toH413 the LORDH3068.
34Then Elisha got on the bedH5927 and layH7901 onH5921 the boyH3206, mouthH6310 toH5921 mouthH6310, eyeH5869 toH5921 eyeH5869, and handH3709 toH5921 handH3709. As he stretched himself outH1457 over himH5921, the boy’sH3206 bodyH1320 became warmH2552. 35Elisha turned awayH7725 and pacedH1980 back and forthH259H2008 across the roomH1004. Then he got on the bedH5927 and stretched himself outH1457 over the boy againH5921, and the boyH5288H5704 sneezedH2237 sevenH7651 timesH6471 and openedH6491H5288 his eyesH5869.
36Elisha summonedH7121H413 GehaziH1522 and saidH559, “CallH7121 theH2063 Shunammite womanH7767.” So he called herH7121H413 and she cameH935H413.
Then Elisha saidH559, “Pick upH5375 your sonH1121.”
37She came inH935, fellH5307 atH5921 his feetH7272, and bowedH7812 to the groundH776. Then she picked upH5375 her sonH1121 and went outH3318.
Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 4:29 Literally Gird up your loins ↩
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
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