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Don&#8217t greet anyone you meet, and if anyone greets you, do not answer. Lay my staff on the boy&#8217s face.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_kings/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Elisha said to Gehazi, “Get ready to travel; take my staff and go! Don’t talk to anyone along the way. Go quickly and lay the staff on the child’s face.” <a href="/esv/2_kings/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> He said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment and take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not reply. And lay my staff on the face of the child.” <a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.” <a href="/kjv/2_kings/4.htm">King James Bible</a> Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he said to Gehazi, “Get yourself ready, and take my staff in your hand, and be on your way. If you meet anyone, do not greet him; and if anyone greets you, do not answer him; but lay my staff on the face of the child.” <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he said to Gehazi, “Get ready and take my staff in your hand, and go; if you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not reply to him. And lay my staff on the boy’s face.” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then he said to Gehazi, &#8220Gird up your loins and take my staff in your hand, and go your way; if you meet any man, do not salute him, and if anyone salutes you, do not answer him; and lay my staff on the lad&#8217s face.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then he said to Gehazi, “Gird up your loins and take my staff in your hand, and go your way; if you meet any man, do not salute him, and if anyone salutes you, do not answer him; and lay my staff on the lad’s face.” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he said to Gehazi, “Gird up your loins and take my staff in your hand, and go; if you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him; and lay my staff on the boy’s face.” <a href="/amp/2_kings/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then he said to Gehazi, “Gird up your loins (prepare now!) and take my staff in your hand, and go [to the woman’s house]; if you meet any man [along the way], do not greet him and if a man greets you, do not [stop to] answer him; and lay my staff on the face of the boy [as soon as you reach the house].” <a href="/csb/2_kings/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tuck your mantle under your belt, take my staff with you, and go. If you meet anyone, don’t stop to greet him, and if a man greets you, don’t answer him. Then place my staff on the boy’s face.” <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So Elisha said to Gehazi, &#8220Tuck your mantle under your belt, take my staff with you, and go. If you meet anyone, don&#8217t stop to greet him, and if a man greets you, don&#8217t answer him. Then place my staff on the boy&#8217s face.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_kings/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. <a href="/cev/2_kings/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "Gehazi, get ready and go to her house," Elisha said. "Take along my walking stick, and when you get there, lay it on the boy's face. Don't stop to talk to anyone, even if they try to talk to you." <a href="/erv/2_kings/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The man of God told Gehazi, "Put on a belt, take my shepherd's staff in your hand, and go. Whenever you meet anyone, don't stop to greet him. If he greets you, don't stop to answer him. Lay my staff on the boy's face." <a href="/gnt/2_kings/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Elisha turned to Gehazi and said, "Hurry! Take my walking stick and go. Don't stop to greet anyone you meet, and if anyone greets you, don't take time to answer. Go straight to the house and hold my stick over the boy." <a href="/isv/2_kings/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> At this he told Gehazi, "Get ready to run! Take my staff in your hand, and get on the road. Don't greet anyone you meet. If anyone greets you, don't respond. Just go lay my staff on the youngster's face." <a href="/net/2_kings/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Elisha told Gehazi, "Tuck your robes into your belt, take my staff, and go! Don't stop to exchange greetings with anyone! Place my staff on the child's face." <a href="/nheb/2_kings/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then he said to Gehazi, "Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff in your hand, and go your way. If you meet any man, do not greet him; and if anyone greets you, do not answer him again. Then lay my staff on the face of the child." <a href="/wbt/2_kings/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way: and if thou shalt meet any man, salute him not; and if any shall salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/2_kings/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.” <a href="/web/2_kings/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Then he said to Gehazi, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff in your hand, and go your way. If you meet any man, don’t greet him; and if anyone greets you, don’t answer him again. Then lay my staff on the child’s face.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he says to Gehazi, “Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go; when you meet a man, you do not greet him; and when a man greets you, you do not answer him; and you have laid my staff on the face of the youth.” <a href="/ylt/2_kings/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he saith to Gehazi, 'Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go; when thou dost meet a man, thou dost not salute him; and when a man doth salute thee, thou dost not answer him; and thou hast laid my staff on the face of the youth.' <a href="/slt/2_kings/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins and take my prop in thy hand, and go: If thou shalt find a man, thou shalt not praise him; and if a man shall praise thee, thou shalt not answer him: and put my prop upon the face of the boy.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then he said to Giezi: Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go. If any man meet thee, salute him not: and if any man salute thee, answer him not: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so he said to Gehazi: “Gird your waist, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If any man will meet you, you shall not greet him. And if anyone greets you, you shall not respond to him. And place my staff upon the face of the boy.” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/4.htm">New American Bible</a> He said to Gehazi, “Get ready for a journey. Take my staff with you and be off; if you meet anyone, give no greeting, and if anyone greets you, do not answer. Lay my staff upon the boy.” <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He said to Gehazi, “Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If you meet anyone, give no greeting, and if anyone greets you, do not answer; and lay my staff on the face of the child.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up your loins and take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet any man, do not salute him; and if any man salutes you, do not answer him; and lay my staff upon the face of the child. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he said to Gekhazi: “Wrap up your loins and take my staff in your hand and go. If you find a man, you will not bless him, and if a man will bless you, you shall not answer him. And put my staff on the face of the boy.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then he said to Gehazi: 'Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way; if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not; and lay my staff upon the face of the child.' <a href="/sep/2_kings/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Elisaie said to Giezi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go: if thou meet any man, thou shalt not salute him, and if a man salute thee thou shalt not answer him: and thou shalt lay my staff on the child's face. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/4-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=1219" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm">Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son</a> …28Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me?’ ” 29<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">So Elisha said</a> <a href="/hebrew/1522.htm" title="1522: lə·ḡê·ḥă·zî (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Gechaziy; apparently from gay' and chazah; valley of a visionary; Gechazi, the servant of Elisha.">to Gehazi,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2296.htm" title="2296: ḥă·ḡōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To gird, gird on, gird oneself. A primitive root; to gird on.">“Tie up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4975.htm" title="4975: mā·ṯə·ne·ḵā (N-mdc:: 2ms) -- Loins. From an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins.">your garment,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/4938.htm" title="4938: miš·‘an·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Support, sustenance, a walking-stick. Or mishteneth; feminine of mish'en; support, i.e. sustenance or a walking-stick.">my staff</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ḇə·yā·ḏə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">in your hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wā·lêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and go!</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: ṯim·ṣā (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To attain to, find. ">you meet</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">anyone,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: ṯə·ḇā·rə·ḵen·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms:: 3mse) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">greet him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">and if</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">anyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">greets you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ṯa·‘ă·nen·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3mse) -- To answer, respond.">answer him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śam·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">Then lay</a> <a href="/hebrew/4938.htm" title="4938: miš·‘an·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Support, sustenance, a walking-stick. Or mishteneth; feminine of mish'en; support, i.e. sustenance or a walking-stick.">my staff</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: han·nā·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">the boy’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">face.”</a> 30And the mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/10-4.htm">Luke 10:4</a> Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road. <a href="/matthew/10-10.htm">Matthew 10:10</a> Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions. <a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">1 Kings 17:21</a> 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!” <a href="/acts/20-10.htm">Acts 20:10</a> But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!” <a href="/mark/6-8.htm">Mark 6:8</a> He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— <a href="/exodus/7-19.htm">Exodus 7:19</a> And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.” <a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm">1 Kings 18:42-44</a> So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” / On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’” <a href="/acts/9-40.htm">Acts 9:40</a> Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. <a href="/matthew/9-25.htm">Matthew 9:25</a> After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. <a href="/1_samuel/17-22.htm">1 Samuel 17:22</a> Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing. <a href="/1_kings/13-4.htm">1 Kings 13:4</a> Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back. <a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10</a> 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.” <a href="/2_kings/13-21.htm">2 Kings 13:21</a> Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet. <a href="/john/11-43.htm">John 11:43-44</a> After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” / The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them. <a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Genesis 22:3</a> So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go your way: if you meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute you, answer him not again: and lay my staff on the face of the child.Gird up thy loins<a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">2 Kings 9:1</a> And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead:<a href="/1_kings/18-46.htm">1 Kings 18:46</a> And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.<a href="/ephesians/6-14.htm">Ephesians 6:14</a> Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;take my<a href="/2_kings/2-14.htm">2 Kings 2:14</a> And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.<a href="/exodus/4-17.htm">Exodus 4:17</a> And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.salute him not<a href="/luke/10-4.htm">Luke 10:4</a> Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.lay my staff<a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm">2 Kings 2:8,14</a> And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground… <a href="/exodus/7-19.htm">Exodus 7:19,20</a> And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone… <a href="/exodus/14-16.htm">Exodus 14:16</a> But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/4-26.htm">Child</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-24.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-27.htm">Gehazi</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-32.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-10.htm">Greet</a> <a href="/2_john/1-11.htm">Greets</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-18.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-11.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-26.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-10.htm">Salute</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-21.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-8.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-9.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/4-30.htm">Child</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Gehazi</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Greet</a> <a href="/romans/16-21.htm">Greets</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-34.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Salute</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-19.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 4</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">Elisha multiplies the widow's oil</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">He obtains a son for the good Shunammite</a> 18. <a href="/2_kings/4-18.htm">He restores her son when dead</a> 38. <a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">At Gilgal he heals the deadly pottage</a> 42. <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">He satisfies a hundred men with twenty loaves</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>So Elisha said to Gehazi Elisha, the successor of Elijah, is a prominent prophet in Israel during the 9th century BC. Gehazi is his servant, often accompanying him in his ministry. This relationship mirrors that of Elijah and Elisha, highlighting the importance of mentorship and service in prophetic ministry.Tie up your garment This phrase refers to the practice of girding up one's loins, a common action in ancient Near Eastern culture to prepare for swift movement or work. It signifies readiness and urgency, indicating the importance of the task Gehazi is about to undertake.Take my staff in your hand The staff is a symbol of authority and power, often associated with leadership and divine intervention. In biblical narratives, staffs are used by figures like Moses to perform miracles, suggesting that Elisha's staff carries spiritual significance.And go! The command to go emphasizes the immediacy and importance of the mission. It reflects the urgency of the situation, as the boy's life is at stake, and underscores the need for prompt obedience in carrying out God's work.If you meet anyone, do not greet him In ancient Israel, greetings were often lengthy and involved, which could delay Gehazi's mission. This instruction highlights the priority of the task over social customs, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation.And if anyone greets you, do not answer him This further underscores the urgency and focus required for Gehazi's mission. It suggests that nothing should distract him from his purpose, reflecting a single-minded dedication to God's work.Then lay my staff on the boy’s face This action is symbolic, representing the transfer of divine power and authority. It parallels other biblical instances where physical objects are used as conduits for God's power, such as the hem of Jesus' garment in the New Testament. The act foreshadows the resurrection power of Christ, who brings life to the dead.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a> A prophet of God and successor to Elijah, known for performing miracles and guiding the people of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/g/gehazi.htm">Gehazi</a> Elisha's servant, who is tasked with carrying out Elisha's instructions in this passage. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_shunammite_woman.htm">The Shunammite Woman</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, she is the mother of the boy who has died, and she seeks Elisha's help. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_boy.htm">The Boy</a> The son of the Shunammite woman, who has died and is the focus of Elisha's miraculous intervention. 5. <a href="/topical/s/shunem.htm">Shunem</a> The town where the Shunammite woman and her family live, and where the events surrounding the boy's death and revival take place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/urgency_in_god's_work.htm">Urgency in God's Work</a> Elisha's instruction to Gehazi to avoid distractions highlights the importance of focusing on God's mission with urgency and dedication. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a> Gehazi's role emphasizes the need for faith and obedience in carrying out God's instructions, even when the outcome is uncertain. <a href="/topical/g/god's_power_through_instruments.htm">God's Power through Instruments</a> The use of Elisha's staff symbolizes how God can use ordinary objects and people to accomplish His extraordinary purposes. <a href="/topical/i/intercession_and_advocacy.htm">Intercession and Advocacy</a> The Shunammite woman's persistence in seeking Elisha's help teaches the importance of intercession and advocating for others in prayer. <a href="/topical/m/miracles_and_god's_sovereignty.htm">Miracles and God's Sovereignty</a> The account reminds us of God's sovereignty and power over life and death, encouraging trust in His miraculous abilities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 4</a> <a href="/q/who_was_gehazi_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Gehazi in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_elisha_save_the_shunammite's_son.htm">How did Elisha help the Shunammite woman's son live?</a> <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> <a href="/q/evidence_for_2_kings_4_miracles.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence that any of these miracles in 2 Kings 4 took place?</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>(29) If thou meet any man, salute him not.--An injunction of utmost haste. (Comp. the similar words of our Saviour, <a href="/luke/10-4.htm" title="Carry neither purse, nor money, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.">Luke 10:4</a>.) A short greeting might end in a long halt. "Orientals lose much time in tedious salutations" (Keil).Lay my staff upon the face of the child.--It seems to be implied that if the mother had had faith this would have sufficed for raising the child. (Comp. <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm" title="And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided here and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.">2Kings 2:8</a>; <a href="/acts/19-12.htm" title="So that from his body were brought to the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.">Acts 19:12</a>.) Keil supposes that the prophet foresaw the failure of this expedient, and intended by it to teach the Shunammitess and his followers generally that the power of working miracles was not magically inherent in himself or in his staff, as they might imagine, but only in Jehovah, who granted the temporary use of that power to faith and prayer. In other words, Elisha was seeking to lift the minds of his disciples to higher and more spiritual conceptions of the prophetic office. But this seems doubtful.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 29. - Than he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again. The object of all these injunctions is haste. Lose not a moment. Go as quickly as thou canst to the house where the child lies. Spend no time in greetings on the way. Slack not. Tarry not. And lay my staff upon the face of the child. What effect the prophet expected from this act, we are not told. Gehazi appears to have expected that it would at once cause a resuscitation (ver. 31); but there is no evidence that the prophet participated in the expectation. He may have done so, for prophets are not infallible beyond the sphere of the revelations made to them; but he may only have intended to comfort and cheer the mother, and to raise in her an expectation of the resuscitation which he trusted it would be allowed him to effect. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/4-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So Elisha said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to Gehazi, לְגֵיחֲזִ֜י (lə·ḡê·ḥă·zî) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1522.htm">Strong's 1522: </a> Gehazi -- perhaps 'valley of vision', servant of Elisha “Tie up חֲגֹ֣ר (ḥă·ḡōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2296.htm">Strong's 2296: </a> To gird, gird on, gird oneself your garment, מָתְנֶ֗יךָ (mā·ṯə·ne·ḵā) Noun - mdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4975.htm">Strong's 4975: </a> The waist, small of the back, the loins take וְקַ֨ח (wə·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take my staff מִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣י (miš·‘an·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4938.htm">Strong's 4938: </a> Support, sustenance, a walking-stick in your hand, בְיָדְךָ֮ (ḇə·yā·ḏə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand and go! וָלֵךְ֒ (wā·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk If כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you meet תִמְצָ֥א (ṯim·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present anyone, אִישׁ֙ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person do not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no greet him, תְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּ (ṯə·ḇā·rə·ḵen·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse and if וְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction anyone אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person greets you, יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ (yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse do not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no answer him. תַעֲנֶנּ֑וּ (ṯa·‘ă·nen·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> To answer, respond Then lay וְשַׂמְתָּ֥ (wə·śam·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set my staff מִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖י (miš·‘an·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4938.htm">Strong's 4938: </a> Support, sustenance, a walking-stick on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the boy?s הַנָּֽעַר׃ (han·nā·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer face.? פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-29.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 4:29 Then he said to Gehazi Gird up (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/4-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 4:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/4-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 4:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:30" /></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>