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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his couch.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When Elisha arrived, the child was indeed dead, lying there on the prophet’s bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, <i>and</i> laid upon his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When Elisha came into the house, there was the child, lying dead on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Elisha entered the house, behold the boy was dead, laid on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When Elisha came into the house, behold the lad was dead and laid on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When Elisha came into the house, behold the lad was dead and laid on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Elisha came into the house, and behold, the boy was dead and laid on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When Elisha came into the house, the child was dead and lying on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Elisha got to the house, he discovered the boy lying dead on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Elisha got to the house, he discovered the boy lying dead on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Elisha arrived at the woman's house and went straight to his room, where he saw the boy's body on his bed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Elisha came to the house, the dead boy was lying on Elisha's bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When Elisha arrived, he went alone into the room and saw the boy lying dead on the bed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When Elisha entered the house, there was the youngster, dead and laid out on Elisha's bed! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Elisha arrived at the house, there was the child lying dead on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When Elisha had come into the house, look, the child was dead, and lay on his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when Elisha had come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When Elisha had come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and lying on his bed. <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 Elisha comes into the house, and behold, the youth is dead, laid on his bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Elisha cometh in to the house, and lo, the youth is dead, laid on his bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Elisha will go into the house, and behold, the boy dead, lying upon his bed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Eliseus therefore went into the house, and behold the child lay dead on his bed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, Elisha entered the house. And behold, the boy was lying dead upon his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When Elisha reached the house, he found the boy dead, lying on the bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed.<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 when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead and lying upon his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Elisha came to the house and he saw, and behold, the boy was dead and lying on his bed.<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 when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Elisaie went into the house, and, behold, the dead child was laid upon his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/4-32.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=1264" 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">31</span>Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.” <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/477.htm" title="477: ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ (N-proper-ms) -- God is salvation, a well-known Isr. prophet. Contracted for Eliyshuwa'. Elisha, the famous prophet.">When Elisha</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">reached</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·bā·yə·ṯāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">there was</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: han·na·‘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</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: muš·kāḇ (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">lying</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">dead</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/4296.htm" title="4296: miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A couch, bed. From natah; a bed for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier.">his bed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19-23</a></span><br />But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. / Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?” / Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-36.htm">Acts 9:36-41</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="/mark/5-38.htm">Mark 5:38-42</a></span><br />When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly. / He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.” / And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-51.htm">Luke 8:51-55</a></span><br />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. / Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.” / And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-38.htm">John 11:38-44</a></span><br />Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. / “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.” / Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-23.htm">Matthew 9:23-25</a></span><br />When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd. / “Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him. / 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="/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9-14</a></span><br />When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood. / Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. / Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. ...<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="/acts/20-9.htm">Acts 20:9-12</a></span><br />And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead. / But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!” / Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed. ...<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="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24-28</a></span><br />Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. / And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. / “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. ...<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="/matthew/17-1.htm">Matthew 17:1-3</a></span><br />After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. / There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. / Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-9.htm">2 Corinthians 1:9-10</a></span><br />Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid on his bed.</p><p class="hdg">the child</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">1 Kings 17:17</a></b></br> And it came to pass after these things, <i>that</i> the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/8-52.htm">Luke 8:52,53</a></b></br> And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/11-17.htm">John 11:17</a></b></br> Then when Jesus came, he found that he had <i>lain</i> in the grave four days already.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/4-21.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Child</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Couch</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-17.htm">Eli'sha</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-8.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-30.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/4-34.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-34.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-34.htm">Child</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-1.htm">Couch</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">Eli'sha</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-23.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-7.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-34.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Youth</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>When Elisha reached the house</b><br>Elisha, the prophet and successor of Elijah, is central to this narrative. His journey to the house signifies his role as a mediator of God's power. The context involves the Shunammite woman, who had shown hospitality to Elisha and was blessed with a son. This event takes place in Shunem, a town in the territory of Issachar, highlighting the geographical setting of Elisha's ministry in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Elisha's arrival underscores the importance of prophetic presence in times of crisis, reflecting the role of prophets as God's representatives.<p><b>there was the boy</b><br>The boy is the miraculous child promised to the Shunammite woman by Elisha. His presence in the narrative emphasizes the fulfillment of God's promises through the prophet. The boy's death presents a crisis of faith and a test of the woman's trust in God's word. This situation parallels other biblical accounts where God tests faith through trials, such as Abraham with Isaac.<p><b>lying dead on his bed</b><br>The boy's death is a pivotal moment, symbolizing the fragility of life and the reality of human mortality. The bed, a place of rest, becomes a place of death, highlighting the reversal of expectations. This scene sets the stage for a miraculous intervention, foreshadowing resurrection themes found throughout Scripture. It prefigures the power of God to bring life from death, a theme ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ's resurrection. The narrative invites reflection on the sovereignty of God over life and death, and the hope of restoration through divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>A prophet and successor of Elijah, known for performing miracles and being a man of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shunammite_woman.htm">The Shunammite Woman</a></b><br>A hospitable and faithful woman who provided for Elisha and was blessed with a son through his prophecy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shunammite's_son.htm">The Shunammite's Son</a></b><br>The child miraculously given to the Shunammite woman, who later fell ill and died.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/shunem.htm">Shunem</a></b><br>The town where the Shunammite woman lived, located in the territory of Issachar.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha's_room.htm">Elisha's Room</a></b><br>A special room prepared by the Shunammite woman for Elisha, symbolizing her faith and hospitality.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The Shunammite woman's account encourages believers to trust in God's promises, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_and_persistence.htm">The Power of Prayer and Persistence</a></b><br>Her journey to seek Elisha's help demonstrates the importance of persistent prayer and seeking God's intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_life_and_death.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Life and Death</a></b><br>Elisha's miracle underscores God's ultimate authority over life and death, reminding us of His power and compassion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_and_generosity.htm">Hospitality and Generosity</a></b><br>The Shunammite woman's hospitality towards Elisha serves as a model for believers to be generous and open-hearted.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_god's_servants.htm">The Role of Prophets and God's Servants</a></b><br>Elisha's actions remind us of the importance of God's servants in delivering His message and performing His works.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_elisha's_divine_power_validated.htm">What protects Elisha’s claim to divine power in this chapter (2 Kings 5:8–9) from being just legend or folklore? </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/bible's_view_on_near-death_experiences.htm">What does the Bible say about near-death experiences?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed</span> (comp. ver. 21). The child remained where his mother had laid him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/4-32.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">When Elisha</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלִישָׁ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lî·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_477.htm">Strong's 477: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elisha -- 'God is salvation', a well-known Israelite prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reached</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּ֑יְתָה</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there was</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the boy</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנַּ֙עַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(han·na·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - 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">lying</span><br /><span class="heb">מֻשְׁכָּ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(muš·kāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dead</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(mêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his bed.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִטָּתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4296.htm">Strong's 4296: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bed, for, sleeping, eating, a sofa, litter, bier</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/4-32.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 4:32 When Elisha was come into the house (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 4:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/4-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 4:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:33" /></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>