Translations
Modern
One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down.
Traditional
And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
Literal
And the day came to pass that he came there, and he turned aside to the upper room and lay down there.
Latin
Facta est ergo dies quædam, et veniens divertit in cœnaculum, et requievit ibi.
Original
Hebrew
English
One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down.
Notes
Elisha wanted to repay his host's kindness.
Gehazi his servant: Gehazi was Elisha's apprentice, just as Elisha had been with Elijah (1 Kings 19:21). It was common for a prophet to seek advice from his assistant.
Elisha'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).
Events
Parallels
Glossary
Elisha Gehazi Habakkuk (Person) Kings, Books of First and Second Sons of the Prophets
Topics
Houses: had often Detached Apartments for Secrecy and for Strangers Shunammite: A Woman Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha, and Whose Son he Raised to Life Women: The Shunammite Woman, Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha