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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />One day when Elisha came, he went up to his room and lay down there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to this upper room to rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />One day he came there, and he turned into the chamber and rested there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And it happened one day that he came there, and he turned in to the upper room and lay down there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now one day he came there, and turned in to the upper room and rested.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />One day he came there and turned in to the upper chamber and rested.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />One day he came there and turned in to the upper chamber and rested.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened that one day he came there and turned in to the upper chamber, and there he lay down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />One day he came there and turned in to the upper room and lay down to rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One day he came there and stopped at the upstairs room to lie down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One day he came there and stopped and went to the room upstairs to lie down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber and lay there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The next time Elisha was in Shunem, he stopped at their house and went up to his room to rest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber and lay there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />One day he came [to their house], went into the upstairs room, and rested there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />One day Elisha returned to Shunem and went up to his room to rest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />One day, Elisha came by to visit and stopped in to rest in the upper chamber. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />One day Elisha came for a visit; he went into the upper room and rested.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />One day he came there, and he turned into the room and lay there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />One day he came there, and he went to the room and lay there. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the day comes that he comes in there, and turns aside to the upper chamber, and lies there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the day cometh, that he cometh in thither, and turneth aside unto the upper chamber, and lieth there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the day will be and he will come there, and he will turn aside into the chamber, and lie there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now there was a certain day when he came and turned in to the chamber, and rested there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then it happened that, on a certain day, arriving, he turned aside into the upper room, and he rested there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />One day Elisha arrived and stayed in the room overnight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />One day when he came there, he went up to the chamber and lay down there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it happened on a certain day, he came there, and he turned in to the upper room and lay there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And it was day, and he came there and he turned aside to the upper room and he lay down there.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the upper chamber and lay there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And a day came, and he went in thither, and turned aside into the upper chamber, and lay there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/4-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=1031" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm">The Shunammite Woman</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.” <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">One day</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Elisha came to visit</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: way·yā·sar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">and went</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5944.htm" title="5944: hā·‘ă·lî·yāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A roof chamber. Feminine from alah; something lofty, i.e. A stair-way; also a second-story room; figuratively, the sky.">his upper room</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: way·yiš·kaḇ- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">to lie down.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, she stood before him,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19-23</a></span><br />But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. / Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?” / Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-4.htm">2 Kings 1:4-15</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed. / When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?” / They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-9.htm">2 Kings 5:9-14</a></span><br />So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house. / Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">2 Kings 8:1-6</a></span><br />Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” / So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines. / At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-18.htm">1 Samuel 1:18-20</a></span><br />“May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began to eat, and her face was no longer downcast. / The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her. / So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">1 Kings 19:19-21</a></span><br />So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him. / So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?” / So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Genesis 18:1-10</a></span><br />Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. / And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. / “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1-7</a></span><br />Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. / So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised. / And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Matthew 10:40-42</a></span><br />He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. / Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. / And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a></span><br />For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25-27</a></span><br />But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. / Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon. / And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-11.htm">Luke 7:11-17</a></span><br />Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd. / As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. / When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-38.htm">Luke 10:38-42</a></span><br />As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. / She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message. / But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-46.htm">John 4:46-54</a></span><br />So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. / When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. / Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-1.htm">John 11:1-44</a></span><br />At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. / (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.) / So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/4-10.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-15.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-10.htm">Room</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-10.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-10.htm">Upper</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/9-2.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-13.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-18.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-29.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-23.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-24.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Room</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-35.htm">Upper</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">Elisha multiplies the widow's oil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">He obtains a son for the good Shunammite</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-18.htm">He restores her son when dead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">At Gilgal he heals the deadly pottage</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">He satisfies a hundred men with twenty loaves</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>One day Elisha came to visit</b><br>Elisha, the prophet and successor of Elijah, often traveled to various locations in Israel to fulfill his prophetic duties. His visits were significant as they often brought divine insight or intervention. The phrase "one day" suggests a specific, divinely appointed time, emphasizing God's timing in the unfolding of events. Elisha's travels reflect the itinerant nature of prophets during this period, who moved among the people to deliver God's messages. This visit is to the Shunammite woman, a notable figure of hospitality and faith, highlighting the importance of hospitality in ancient Near Eastern culture.<p><b>and went to his upper room</b><br>The "upper room" was a common architectural feature in ancient Israelite homes, often used for guests or special purposes. It was typically a quiet, private space, separate from the main living areas, indicating a place of rest and reflection. The provision of an upper room by the Shunammite woman and her husband for Elisha demonstrates their respect and reverence for the man of God. This act of hospitality is reminiscent of other biblical accounts where prophets and messengers of God are provided with shelter, such as the widow of Zarephath with Elijah.<p><b>to lie down</b><br>Elisha's action of lying down suggests a need for rest, indicating the physical demands of his prophetic ministry. It also symbolizes a moment of peace and respite, which can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual rest in God's presence. This moment of rest precedes the miraculous events that follow, where Elisha will later prophesy the birth of a son to the Shunammite woman. The act of lying down in the upper room can also be seen as a precursor to the resurrection theme, as Elisha later uses this room to raise the Shunammite's son from the dead, foreshadowing the resurrection power of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>A prophet of God, successor to Elijah, known for performing miracles and being a spiritual leader in Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shunem.htm">Shunem</a></b><br>A town in the territory of Issachar, where a notable woman provided hospitality to Elisha.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/upper_room.htm">Upper Room</a></b><br>A special room prepared by the Shunammite woman and her husband for Elisha to use whenever he visited.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_as_a_ministry.htm">Hospitality as a Ministry</a></b><br>The Shunammite woman's provision of an upper room for Elisha demonstrates the importance of hospitality in serving God's purposes. We are called to open our homes and hearts to those who serve the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sacred_spaces.htm">Sacred Spaces</a></b><br>The upper room symbolizes a place set apart for God. We should create spaces in our lives dedicated to prayer, reflection, and communion with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_rest_and_renewal.htm">Divine Rest and Renewal</a></b><br>Elisha's use of the upper room for rest underscores the need for spiritual leaders and believers to find time for rest and renewal in God's presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_god's_work.htm">Preparation for God's Work</a></b><br>Just as the Shunammite woman prepared a place for Elisha, we should prepare our hearts and lives for God's work, making room for His presence and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_elisha_save_the_shunammite's_son.htm">How did Elisha help the Shunammite woman's son live?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_elisha's_life.htm">What are the key events in Elisha's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_4_align_with_other_resurrections.htm">How does the resurrection of the Shunammite's son (2 Kings 4:18-37) align with or contradict other biblical resurrection accounts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_daniel_11_2_list_only_4_persian_kings.htm">How does Daniel 11:2 reconcile with history when it only mentions four Persian kings, despite records of more?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">And it fell on a day.</span>--See Note on <a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm" title="And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.">2Kings 4:8</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Chamber.</span><span class= "ital">--Upper chamber.</span><p><span class= "bld">Lay</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, lay down to rest.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> slept there, passed the night there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/4-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">One day</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Elisha] came to visit</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֣בֹא</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֥סַר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·sar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his upper room</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֲלִיָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ă·lî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5944.htm">Strong's 5944: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something lofty, a stair-way, a second-story room, the sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to lie down.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁכַּב־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·kaḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/4-11.htm">2 Kings 4:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/4-11.htm">2 Kings 4:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/4-11.htm">2 Kings 4:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4-11.htm">2 Kings 4:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4-11.htm">2 Kings 4:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/4-11.htm">2 Kings 4:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/4-11.htm">2 Kings 4:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/4-11.htm">2 Kings 4:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/4-11.htm">2 Kings 4:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/4-11.htm">2 Kings 4:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/4-11.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 4:11 It fell on a day that he (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/4-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 4:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/4-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 4:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>