New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 4:25-37
25So she wentH1980 and cameH935 to the manH376 of GodH430 to 1MountH2022 CarmelH3760.
When the manH376 of GodH430 sawH7200 her at a distanceH4480H5048, he saidH559 to GehaziH1522 his servantH5288, “BeholdH2009, 2thereH1975 is the ShunammiteH7767. 26PleaseH4994 runH7323 nowH6258 to meetH7122 her and sayH559 to her, ‘Is it wellH7965 with you? Is it wellH7965 with your husbandH376? Is it wellH7965 with the childH3206?’” And she 3answeredH559, “It is wellH7965.” 27When she cameH935 to the manH376 of GodH430 4to the hillH2022, she caughtH2388 holdH2388 of his feetH7272. And GehaziH1522 cameH5066 nearH5066 to pushH1920 her awayH1920; but the manH376 of GodH430 saidH559, “LetH7503 her aloneH7503, for her soulH5315 is 5troubledH4843 within her; and the LordH3068 has hiddenH5956 it from me and has not toldH5046 me.” 28Then she saidH559, “Did I askH7592 for a sonH1121 from my lordH113? Did I not sayH559, ‘6Do not deceiveH7951 me’?”
29Then he saidH559 to GehaziH1522, “7GirdH2296 up your loinsH4975 and 8takeH3947 my staffH4938 in your handH3027, and goH1980 your way; ifH3588 you meetH4672 anyH376 manH376, do not 9saluteH1288 him, and ifH3588 anyoneH376 salutesH1288 you, do not answerH6030 him; and 10layH7760 my staffH4938 on the lad’sH5288 faceH6440.” 30The motherH517 of the ladH5288 saidH559, “11As the LordH3068 livesH2416 and as you yourselfH5315 liveH2416, I will not leaveH5800 you.” And he aroseH6965 and followedH1980H310 her. 31Then GehaziH1522 passedH5674 on beforeH6440 them and laidH7760 the staffH4938 on the lad’sH5288 faceH6440, but thereH369 was noH369 soundH6963 orH369 12responseH7182. So he returnedH7725 to meetH7122 him and toldH5046 13him, “The ladH5288 14has not awakenedH7019.”
32When ElishaH477 cameH935 into the houseH1004, beholdH2009 the ladH5288 was deadH4191 and laidH7901 on his bedH4296. 33So he enteredH935 and 15shutH5462 the doorH1817 behindH1157 them bothH8147 and prayedH6419 to the LordH3068. 34And 16he wentH5927 up and layH7901 on the childH3206, and putH7760 his mouthH6310 on his mouthH6310 and his eyesH5869 on his eyesH5869 and his handsH3709 on his handsH3709, and he stretchedH1457 himself on him; and the fleshH1320 of the childH3206 becameH2552 warmH2552. 35Then he returnedH7725 and walkedH1980 in the houseH1004 onceH259 backH2008 and forthH2008, and wentH5927 up and 17stretchedH1457 himself on him; and the ladH5288 sneezedH2237 sevenH7651 timesH6471 and the ladH5288 openedH6491 his eyesH5869. 36He calledH7121 GehaziH1522 and saidH559, “CallH7121 thisH2088 ShunammiteH7767.” So he calledH7121 her. And when she cameH935 in to him, he saidH559, “TakeH5375 up your sonH1121.” 37Then she wentH935 in and fellH5307 at his feetH7272 and bowedH7812 herself to the groundH776, and 18she tookH5375 up her sonH1121 and wentH3318 out.
Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 4:25 2 Kin 2:25 ↩
- 2. 2 Kings 4:25 Lit this Shunammite ↩
- 3. 2 Kings 4:26 Lit said ↩
- 4. 2 Kings 4:27 2 Kin 4:25 ↩
- 5. 2 Kings 4:27 Lit bitter ↩
- 6. 2 Kings 4:28 2 Kin 4:16 ↩
- 7. 2 Kings 4:29 1 Kin 18:46; 2 Kin 9:1 ↩
- 8. 2 Kings 4:29 Ex 4:17; 2 Kin 2:14 ↩
- 9. 2 Kings 4:29 Luke 10:4 ↩
- 10. 2 Kings 4:29 Ex 7:19, 20; 14:16 ↩
- 11. 2 Kings 4:30 2 Kin 2:2, 4 ↩
- 12. 2 Kings 4:31 Lit attentiveness ↩
- 13. 2 Kings 4:31 Lit him, saying ↩
- 14. 2 Kings 4:31 John 11:11 ↩
- 15. 2 Kings 4:33 2 Kin 4:4; Matt 6:6; Luke 8:51 ↩
- 16. 2 Kings 4:34 1 Kin 17:21-23 ↩
- 17. 2 Kings 4:35 1 Kin 17:21 ↩
- 18. 2 Kings 4:37 Heb 11:35 ↩
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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