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

30The mother of the lad said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” And he arose and followed her. 31Then Gehazi passed on before them and laid the staff on the lad’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he returned to meet him and told him, “The lad has not awakened.” When Elisha came into the house, behold the lad was dead and laid on his bed. 33So he entered and shut the door behind them both and prayed to the Lord. 34And he went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth and his eyes on his eyes and his hands on his hands, and he stretched himself on him; and the flesh of the child 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
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the ladנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• was deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and laidשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• on his bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296

Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:32

• 1 Kings 17:17Now it came about after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
• Luke 8:52Now they were all weeping and lamenting for her; but He said, “Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep.”
• John 11:17So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.

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