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2 Kings 4:17-35
17And the womanH802 conceivedH2029, and boreH3205 a sonH1121 at that appointedH4150 timeH6256 in the next year as ElishaH477 had saidH1696 to her.
18And the childH3206 grewH1431, and it came to pass one dayH3117, that he wentH3318 out to his fatherH1 to the reapers.
19And he saidH559 to his fatherH1, My headH7218, my headH7218! And he saidH559 to the servantH5288, CarryH5375 him to his motherH517.
20And he carriedH5375 him, and broughtH935 him to his motherH517; and he satH3427 on her knees till noonH6672, and diedH4191.
21And she wentH3318 up, and laidH7901 him on the bedH4296 of the manH376 of 1GodH430, and shutH5462 [the door] upon him, and wentH3318 out.
22And she calledH7121 to her husbandH376, and saidH559, SendH7971 me, I pray thee, oneH259 of the youngH5288 menH376, and oneH259 of the asses, and I will runH7323 to the manH376 of 2GodH430, and come again.
23And he saidH559, WhyH4069 wilt thou goH1980 to him to-day? It is neither newH2320 moonH2320 nor sabbathH7676. And she saidH559, [It is] well.
24Then she saddledH2280 the ass, and saidH559 to her servantH5288, Drive and go forward; slack not the ridingH7392 for me, except I bid thee.
25And she wentH935 and cameH935 to the manH376 of 3GodH430, to mount CarmelH3760. And it cameH935 to pass when the manH376 of 4GodH430 sawH7200 her afar off, that he saidH559 to GehaziH1522 his servantH5288, Behold, there is the ShunammiteH7767:
26runH7323 nowH6258, I pray thee, to meet her, and sayH559 unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husbandH376? is it well with the childH3206? And she saidH559, It is well.
27And she cameH935 to the manH376 of 5GodH430 to the mountainH2022, and caught him by the feetH7272; and GehaziH1522 drewH5066 near to thrust her away; but the manH376 of 6GodH430 saidH559, Let her alone, for her soulH5315 is troubled within her, and Jehovah has hiddenH5956 it from me, and has not toldH5046 me.
28And she saidH559, Did I desire a sonH1121 of my lordH113? did I not sayH559, Do not deceive me?
29And he saidH559 to GehaziH1522, GirdH2296 up thy loinsH4975, and takeH3947 my staffH4938 in thy handH3027, and go thy way. If thou meet any manH376, salute him not, and if any salute thee, answerH6030 him not again; and lay my staffH4938 upon the faceH6440 of the ladH5288.
30And the motherH517 of the ladH5288 saidH559, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soulH5315 liveth, I will not leaveH5800 thee! And he roseH6965 up and followed her.
31And GehaziH1522 passedH5674 on before them, and laid the staffH4938 upon the faceH6440 of the ladH5288; but there was neither voiceH6963, nor sign of attention. And he returnedH7725 to meet him, and toldH5046 him sayingH559, The ladH5288 is not awaked.
32And when ElishaH477 cameH935 into the houseH1004, behold, the child was deadH4191, [and] laidH7901 upon his bedH4296.
33And he wentH935 in and shutH5462 the doorH1817 upon them both, and prayedH6419 to Jehovah.
34And he wentH5927 up, and layH7901 upon the childH3206, and putH7760 his mouthH6310 upon his mouthH6310, and his eyesH5869 upon his eyesH5869, and his handsH3709 upon his handsH3709, and bent over him; and the fleshH1320 of the childH3206 grew warmH2552.
35And he returnedH7725, and walked in the houseH1004 to and fro; and wentH5927 up, and bent over him. And the ladH5288 sneezed sevenH7651 timesH6471, and the ladH5288 openedH6491 his eyesH5869.
Notes
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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