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When she came, he said, &#8220Take your son.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. “Call the child’s mother!” he said. And when she came in, Elisha said, “Here, take your son!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he summoned Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, “Pick up your son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she came. Then Elisha said, “Pick up your son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite woman.” So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, “Pick up your son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, “Pick up your son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He called Gehazi and said, &#8220Call this Shunammite.&#8221 So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, &#8220Take up your son.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, “Take up your son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. Then she came in to him, and he said, “Take up your son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Elisha called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, “Pick up your son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elisha called Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite woman.” He called her and she came. Then Elisha said, “Pick up your son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elisha called Gehazi and said, &#8220Call the Shunammite woman.&#8221 He called her and she came. Then Elisha said, &#8220Pick up your son.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Elisha called out to Gehazi, "Ask the boy's mother to come here." Gehazi did, and when she was at the door, Elisha said, "You can take your son." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in onto him, he said, Take up thy son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Elisha called Gehazi and said, "Call the Shunem woman." Gehazi called her. When she came to him, he said, "Take your son."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Elisha called Gehazi and told him to call the boy's mother. When she came in, he said to her, "Here's your son." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He called out to Gehazi, "Go get the Shunammite woman!" So he called her. When she came in to see Elisha, he told her, "Take back your son!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Elisha called to Gehazi and said, "Get the Shunammite woman." So he did so and she came to him. He said to her, "Take your son."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He called Gehazi, and said, "Call this Shunammite." So he called her. When she had come in to him, he said, "Take up your son."<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 called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunamite. So he called her. And when she had come in to him, he said, Take up thy son.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she came. Then Elisha said, “Pick up your son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He called Gehazi, and said, “Call this Shunammite!” So he called her. When she had come in to him, he said, “Take up your son.” <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 calls to Gehazi and says, “Call to this Shunammite”; and he calls her, and she comes to him, and he says, “Lift up your son.”<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 calleth unto Gehazi, and saith, 'Call unto this Shunammite;' and he calleth her, and she cometh in unto him, and he saith, 'Lift up thy son.'<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 call to Gehazi and say, Call to this Shunamitess. And he will call her, and she will come to him, and he will say, Lift up thy son.<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 called Giezi, and said to him: Call this Sunamitess. And she being called, went in to him: and he said: Take up thy son. <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 called Gehazi, and said to him, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And having been called, she entered to him. And he said, “Take up your son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite.” He called her, and she came to him, and Elisha said to her, “Take your son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite woman.” So he called her. When she came to him, he said, “Take your son.”<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 Elisha called Gehazi and said to him, Call this Shilomite. So he called her. And when she was come to him, he said to her, Take up your son.<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 called Gekhazi and said to him: “Call this Shilumite woman.” And he called her, and she went into him, and he said to her: “Pick up your son.”<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 called Gehazi, and said: 'Call this Shunammite.' So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said: 'Take up thy son.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Elisaie cried out to Giezi, and said, Call this Somanite. So he called her, and she came in to him: and Elisaie said, Take thy son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/4-36.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=1306" 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">Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">35</span>Elisha turned away and paced back and forth across the room. Then he got on the bed and stretched himself out over the boy again, and the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes. <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><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.">Elisha summoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></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/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā·’e·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- 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: haš·šu·nam·mîṯ (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: qə·rā (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">So he called her</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wat·tā·ḇō·w (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and she came.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Then Elisha said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: śə·’î (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">“Pick up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your son.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">37</span>She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.…<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/17-22.htm">1 Kings 17:22-24</a></span><br />And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived. / Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared. / Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-14.htm">Luke 7:14-15</a></span><br />Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!” / And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-41.htm">Mark 5:41-42</a></span><br />Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!” / Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-43.htm">John 11:43-44</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-40.htm">Acts 9:40-41</a></span><br />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. / Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Hebrews 11:35</a></span><br />Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-25.htm">Matthew 9:25</a></span><br />After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-27.htm">1 Samuel 1:27-28</a></span><br />I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him, / I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12-13</a></span><br />“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.” / Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.<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="/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14</a></span><br />So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-21.htm">2 Kings 13:21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">1 Kings 17:17-18</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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a></span><br />Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-54.htm">Luke 8:54-55</a></span><br />But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!” / Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in to him, he said, Take up your son.</p><p class="hdg">Call this Shunammite</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-12.htm">2 Kings 4:12</a></b></br> And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.</p><p class="hdg">Take up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/17-23.htm">1 Kings 17:23</a></b></br> And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/7-15.htm">Luke 7:15</a></b></br> And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Hebrews 11:35</a></b></br> Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Gehazi</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Geha'zi</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-3.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-24.htm">Orders</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/3-21.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">Gehazi</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-21.htm">Geha'zi</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-7.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-13.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-3.htm">Shunamite</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-3.htm">Shunammite</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-3.htm">Shu'nammite</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-11.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-10.htm">Voice</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>Elisha summoned Gehazi and said,</b><br>Elisha, a prophet and successor to Elijah, often worked through his servant Gehazi. This reflects the hierarchical structure common in ancient Israel, where prophets had attendants. Gehazi's role is significant, as he acts as a mediator between Elisha and others, similar to how priests and prophets often mediated between God and the people. This phrase also highlights Elisha's authority and the respect he commanded.<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>, known for her hospitality and faith. Shunem was a town in the territory of Issachar, located in the Jezreel Valley, a fertile region. Her story is a testament to the importance of faith and hospitality in the Hebrew tradition. The call to the Shunammite woman signifies a moment of divine intervention and fulfillment of God's promise through Elisha.<p><b>So he called her and she came.</b><br>This immediate response indicates the woman's respect and trust in Elisha. Her obedience is a reflection of her faith, which is a recurring theme in the Bible. The narrative demonstrates the importance of responding to God's call, as seen in other biblical figures like Abraham and Moses, who also responded promptly to divine instructions.<p><b>Then Elisha said, “Pick up your son.”</b><br>This phrase marks the culmination of a miraculous event. Earlier in the chapter, the Shunammite woman's son had died, and Elisha, through God's power, raised him back to life. This act prefigures the resurrection power of Jesus Christ, who also raised the dead, such as Lazarus. The command to "pick up your son" signifies restoration and the fulfillment of God's promises, echoing themes of resurrection and new life found throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>A prophet in Israel, successor to Elijah, known for performing miracles and being a man of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gehazi.htm">Gehazi</a></b><br>Elisha's servant, who plays a role in several of Elisha's miracles and interactions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shunammite_woman.htm">The Shunammite Woman</a></b><br>A hospitable and wealthy woman from Shunem who showed kindness to Elisha and was blessed with a son through his prophecy.<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.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_miracle_of_resurrection.htm">The Miracle of Resurrection</a></b><br>The event where Elisha, through God's power, raises the Shunammite woman's son from the dead.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_power.htm">Faith in God's Power</a></b><br>The Shunammite woman's account encourages believers to trust in God's ability to perform miracles, even in seemingly hopeless situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_compassion.htm">God's Compassion</a></b><br>Elisha's actions reflect God's compassion and care for individuals, reminding us of His personal involvement in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a></b><br>Gehazi's role as a servant underscores the importance of obedience and service in God's work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_and_blessing.htm">Hospitality and Blessing</a></b><br>The Shunammite woman's hospitality towards Elisha led to blessings, illustrating the principle of sowing and reaping in God's kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/resurrection_hope.htm">Resurrection Hope</a></b><br>The miracle foreshadows the ultimate resurrection hope found in Christ, encouraging believers to live with an eternal perspective.<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/who_was_gehazi_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Gehazi in the Bible?</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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_20_loaves_feed_100_men_unembellished.htm">How could only twenty loaves feed a hundred men (2 Kings 4:42-44) if the story is not embellished?</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>(36) <span class= "bld">Take up thy son.</span>--So our Lord "delivered to his mother" the young man whom He raised from death by His word (<a href="/luke/7-15.htm" title="And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.">Luke 7:15</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 36.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> tell her to come here. No time was to be lost in restoring the child to his mother, now that he was alive again. <span class="cmt_word">And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> lift him up, take him in thine arms, feel him to be all thine own once more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/4-36.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">Elisha summoned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָ֣א</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">Gehazi</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּיחֲזִ֗י</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">and 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">“Call</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָאֶ֖הָ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā·’e·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine 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">הַזֹּ֔את</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">הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šu·nam·mîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">So he called</span><br /><span class="heb">קְרָא֙</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">her and she came.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּב֣וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine 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">Then Elisha said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֖אמֶר</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">“Pick up</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂאִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(śə·’î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your son.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/4-36.htm">2 Kings 4:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/4-36.htm">2 Kings 4:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/4-36.htm">2 Kings 4:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4-36.htm">2 Kings 4:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4-36.htm">2 Kings 4:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/4-36.htm">2 Kings 4:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/4-36.htm">2 Kings 4:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/4-36.htm">2 Kings 4:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/4-36.htm">2 Kings 4:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/4-36.htm">2 Kings 4:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/4-36.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 4:36 He called Gehazi and said Call this (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 4:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/4-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 4:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:37" /></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>