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And when he had called her, she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite woman.” When he had called her, she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he said to his servant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite.” And when he had called her, she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he said to Gehazi his servant, &#8220Call this Shunammite.&#8221 And when he had called her, she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” And when he had called her, she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he said to Gehazi his young man, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her, and she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her and she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He ordered his attendant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He ordered his attendant Gehazi, &#8220Call this Shunammite woman.&#8221 So he called her and she stood before him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He told his servant Gehazi, "Call this Shunem woman." Gehazi called her, and she stood in front of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He told his servant Gehazi to go and call the woman. When she came, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He told his attendant Gehazi, "Call this Shunammite." So when he had summoned her, she stood in front of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said to Gehazi his servant, ?Call the Shunammite woman.? And when he had called her, she stood before him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He told his servant Gehazi, "Ask the Shunammite woman to come here." So he did so and she came to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite." When he had called her, she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunamite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her, she stood before him. <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 he says to his young man Gehazi, “Call for this Shunammite”; and he calls for her, and she stands before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he saith unto Gehazi his young man, 'Call for this Shunammite;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say to Gehazi his boy, Call for this Shunamitess. And he will call for her, and she will stand before him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said to Giezi his servant Call this Sunamitess. And when he had called her, and she stood before him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said to his servant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, and she stood before him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he said to his servant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” He did so, and when she stood before Elisha,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to his servant Gehazi, “Call the Shunammite woman.” When he had called her, she stood before him.<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 he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shilomite woman. And when he had called her, she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to Gekhazi his disciple: “Call this Shilumite woman.” And he called her, and she stood before him.<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 he said to Gehazi his servant: 'Call this Shunammite.' And when he had called her, she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said to Giezi his servant, Call me this Somanite. and he called her, and she stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/4-12.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=1037" 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">11</span>One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">And he said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1522.htm" title="1522: gê·ḥă·zî (N-proper-ms) -- Or Gechaziy; apparently from gay' and chazah; valley of a visionary; Gechazi, the servant of Elisha.">Gehazi</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: na·‘ă·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">his servant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qə·rā (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">“Call</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">the</a> <a href="/hebrew/7767.htm" title="7767: laš·šū·nam·mîṯ (Prep-l, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Female inhab. of Shunem. Patrial from Shuwnem; a Shunammitess, or female inhabitant of Shunem.">Shunammite woman.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">And when he had called</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">her,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: wat·ta·‘ă·mōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">she stood</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāw (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before him,</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’ ” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied.…<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/17-17.htm">1 Kings 17:17-24</a></span><br />Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him. / “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?” / 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. ...<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="/1_samuel/1-17.htm">1 Samuel 1:17-20</a></span><br />“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.” / “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. ...<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_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="/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="/mark/5-35.htm">Mark 5:35-43</a></span><br />While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?” / But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.” / And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. ...<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="/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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-36.htm">Acts 9:36-42</a></span><br />In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity. / At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room. / Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-9.htm">Genesis 18:9-15</a></span><br />“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied. / Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent. / And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-32.htm">1 Kings 4:32-34</a></span><br />Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five. / He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. / So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-9.htm">2 Kings 2:9-14</a></span><br />After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied. / “You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.” / As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Matthew 9:18-26</a></span><br />While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.” / So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples. / Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-49.htm">Luke 8:49-56</a></span><br />While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.” / But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” / When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.</p><p class="hdg">Gehazi</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29-31</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">2 Kings 5:20-27</a></b></br> But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, <i>as</i> the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-4.htm">2 Kings 8:4,5</a></b></br> And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done… </p><p class="hdg">servant</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/3-11.htm">2 Kings 3:11</a></b></br> But Jehoshaphat said, <i>Is there</i> not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here <i>is</i> Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-43.htm">1 Kings 18:43</a></b></br> And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, <i>There is</i> nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3</a></b></br> And when he saw <i>that</i>, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which <i>belongeth</i> to Judah, and left his servant there.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm">Gehazi</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-4.htm">Geha'zi</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-2.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-22.htm">Shunamite</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-22.htm">Shunammite</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-21.htm">Shu'nammite</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-13.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-21.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-36.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-21.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/4-14.htm">Gehazi</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-14.htm">Geha'zi</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-19.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-25.htm">Shunamite</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-25.htm">Shunammite</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-25.htm">Shu'nammite</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-15.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-15.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-15.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-19.htm">Young</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>And he said to Gehazi his servant,</b><br>Elisha, the prophet, is speaking to Gehazi, who serves as his assistant. Gehazi's role is significant as he often acts as a mediator between Elisha and others. This reflects the hierarchical structure of ancient Israelite society, where prophets often had attendants. Gehazi's later actions in <a href="/2_kings/5.htm">2 Kings 5</a> reveal his character flaws, contrasting with Elisha's integrity.<p><b>“Call the Shunammite woman.”</b><br>The Shunammite woman is a notable figure in <a href="/2_kings/4.htm">2 Kings 4</a>. She is from Shunem, a town in the territory of Issachar, located in the Jezreel Valley. Her hospitality towards Elisha demonstrates her faith and respect for God's prophet. Her story parallels the hospitality shown to prophets in other biblical accounts, such as the widow of Zarephath with Elijah (1 Kings 17). The Shunammite woman's interactions with Elisha highlight themes of faith, divine reward, and the miraculous.<p><b>And when he had called her,</b><br>Gehazi acts on Elisha's command, showing the obedience expected of a servant. This action sets the stage for the Shunammite woman's direct interaction with Elisha, emphasizing the importance of her role in the narrative. Her willingness to respond to the call reflects her respect and trust in Elisha, which is crucial for the unfolding of the miracle that follows.<p><b>she stood before him,</b><br>The Shunammite woman's presence before Elisha signifies her readiness to receive a message or blessing. Standing before a prophet was a position of humility and expectation. This moment foreshadows the significant interaction that will lead to the promise of a son, a theme reminiscent of other biblical accounts where God grants children to barren women, such as Sarah (Genesis 18) and Hannah (1 Samuel 1). This encounter underscores the power of God working through His prophets to fulfill His promises.<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/g/gehazi.htm">Gehazi</a></b><br>Elisha's servant, who plays a significant role in assisting Elisha but later faces consequences for his actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shunammite_woman.htm">The Shunammite Woman</a></b><br>A notable woman from Shunem who shows hospitality to Elisha and is blessed with a son as a result of her kindness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/shunem.htm">Shunem</a></b><br>A town in the territory of Issachar, where the Shunammite woman lived. It is significant as a place of hospitality and divine encounters.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event.htm">The Event</a></b><br>Elisha instructs Gehazi to call the Shunammite woman, setting the stage for a miraculous promise and fulfillment in her life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_hospitality.htm">The Power of Hospitality</a></b><br>The Shunammite woman's hospitality opens the door for God's blessings. We are encouraged to practice hospitality, knowing it can lead to divine encounters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_service.htm">Faithful Service</a></b><br>Gehazi's role as a servant reminds us of the importance of serving faithfully, though his later actions warn against greed and unfaithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_appointments.htm">Divine Appointments</a></b><br>God orchestrates meetings and events for His purposes. We should be attentive to His leading and ready to respond to His call.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_reward_for_kindness.htm">God's Reward for Kindness</a></b><br>The Shunammite woman's kindness is rewarded with a miraculous gift. Our acts of kindness can have far-reaching spiritual impacts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/standing_before_god.htm">Standing Before God</a></b><br>Just as the Shunammite woman stood before Elisha, we are called to stand before God, ready to receive His word and direction.<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>(12) <span class= "bld">Gehazi his servant</span>.--First mentioned here. His name means "valley of vision," and is perhaps derived from his native place, which may have got its name from being a haunt of prophets.<p><span class= "bld">His servant.</span>--<span class= "ital">His young man</span> (<a href="/genesis/22-3.htm" title="And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.">Genesis 22:3</a>).<p><span class= "bld">She stood before him</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, before Gehazi. The sentence, "And when he had called her, she stood before him," is an anticipation of the result, and might be placed within a parenthesis.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he said to Gehazi his servant.</span> Gehazi is here mentioned for the first time. He seems to have been Elisha's "servant" in a lower sense than Elisha had been Elijah's. Still, his position was such that on one occasion (<a href="/2_kings/8-4.htm">2 Kings 8:4, 5</a>) a king of Israel did not disdain to hold a conversation with him. <span class="cmt_word">Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him</span>; i.e. before Gehazi. Elisha communicates with the woman through his servant, or at any rate in his presence, probably to prevent any suspicion of impropriety arising in the mind of any one. The prophet of the Lord must not be evil spoken of. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/4-12.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">And he said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</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">Gehazi</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּחֲזִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(gê·ḥă·zî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1522.htm">Strong's 1522: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gehazi -- perhaps 'valley of vision', servant of Elisha</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his servant,</span><br /><span class="heb">נַעֲר֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(na·‘ă·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boy, lad, youth, retainer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Call</span><br /><span class="heb">קְרָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(qə·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shunammite woman.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(laš·šū·nam·mîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7767.htm">Strong's 7767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shunammite -- a Shunammitess</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And when he had called</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָא־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">she stood</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·‘ă·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before him,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/4-12.htm">2 Kings 4:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/4-12.htm">2 Kings 4:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/4-12.htm">2 Kings 4:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4-12.htm">2 Kings 4:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4-12.htm">2 Kings 4:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/4-12.htm">2 Kings 4:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/4-12.htm">2 Kings 4:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/4-12.htm">2 Kings 4:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/4-12.htm">2 Kings 4:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/4-12.htm">2 Kings 4:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/4-12.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 4:12 He said to Gehazi his servant Call (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/4-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 4:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/4-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 4:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:13" /></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>