2 Kings 4:36

2 Kings 4:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite.” And he did. When she came, he said, “Take your son.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he summoned Gehazi and said, "Call this Shunammite." So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, "Pick up your son."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite woman.” So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, “Pick up your son.”

Context of 2 Kings 4:36

34Then he got onto the bed and he lay across the boy. He put his mouth on the boy's mouth. He put his eyes over the boy's eyes. He put his hands on the boy's hands. When he lay across the boy's body, it became warm. 35Elisha went away from the bed. He walked round the room a few times. Then he got onto the bed again. He lay down across the boy. The boy sneezed seven times and then he opened his eyes. Then Elisha called Gehazi to come to him. He said, ‘Tell the boy's mother to come here.’ Gehazi did that. When the woman came, Elisha said to her, ‘Take your son.’ 37She came in to the room. She bent down low near Elisha's feet with her face towards the ground. Then she took her son and she left the room. 38After that, Elisha went back to Gilgal. There was a famine in that region. The group of prophets came to meet with Elisha. He said to his servant, ‘Put the large pot over the fire. Cook some soup for the prophets.’

2 Kings 4:36 word by word

וַיִּקְרָ֣א אֶל־גֵּיחֲזִ֗י וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ קְרָא֙ אֶל־הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣ית הַזֹּ֔את וַיִּקְרָאֶ֖הָ וַתָּב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שְׂאִ֥י בְנֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִיgêychăzîy gêchăzîy · GehaziH1522
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• this Shunammiteשׁוּנַמִּיתshûnammîyth · ShunammiteH7767
• her. And when she was come inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• Take upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• thy sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:36

• 2 Kings 4:12He told Gehazi, his servant, ‘Ask the woman to come here.’ So Gehazi did that. The woman came and she stood in front of Elisha.
• 1 Kings 17:23Elijah picked up the boy. He carried him down from his room into the house. He gave the boy to his mother and he said, ‘Look! Your son is alive!’
• Luke 7:15Immediately, the dead man sat up and he began to talk. Jesus then gave him back to his mother.
• Hebrews 11:35Some women who trusted God received their friends and family back from death. God raised those people who had died to become alive again. Other people refused to turn against God so that their enemies would not hurt them. As a result, their enemies killed them. These people agreed to die because they were sure that they would live again with God. They knew that would be better for them.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 4:36

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Take up thy son - Compare Elijah‘s action (marginal reference “t”) and our Blessed Lord‘s Luke 7:15.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. 36-37Once more, Gehazi called the woman (2 Kings 4:12, 15), and she fell at Elisha’s feet (2 Kings 4:27), this time filled with gratitude instead of sorrow.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 4:36

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

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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