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2 Kings 4

2 Kings 4:21

Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son · 2 Kings 4:18–37
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Translations

Modern
And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out.
Traditional
And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
Literal
And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and she shut the door behind him and went out.
Latin
Ascendit autem, et collocavit eum super lectulum hominis Dei, et clausit ostium: et egressa,

Original

Hebrew
English
And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out.

Notes

2 Kings 4:21

laid him on the bed of the man of God: By doing this, the woman kept her son's death a secret and showed her belief in Elisha's power to perform a miracle.

2 Kings 4:8–37

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).

Theme notes and profiles

Elijah Elisha

Events

Parallels

Acts 20:7–12

Glossary

Elisha Habakkuk (Person) Kings, Books of First and Second Resurrection Sons of the Prophets

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Resignation in The Shunammite Woman Children: Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents by Elisha Elisha: Miracles of Raises the Son of the Shunammite Woman from the Dead Miracles: Catalogue of Raises the Shunammite Woman's Child Shunammite: A Woman Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha, and Whose Son he Raised to Life Women: The Shunammite Woman, Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha