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Then she shut the door and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut <i>the door</i> upon him, and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut <i>the door</i> upon him, and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut <i>the door</i> behind him and left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door behind him and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut <i>the door</i> behind him, and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God and shut <i>the door</i> behind him and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut <i>the door</i> [of the small upper room] behind him and left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut him in, and left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut him in, and left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />She carried him upstairs to Elisha's room and laid him across the bed. Then she walked out and shut the door behind her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />She took him upstairs and laid him on the bed of the man of God, left [the room], and shut the door behind her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />She carried him up to Elisha's room, put him on the bed and left, closing the door behind her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The woman went upstairs, laid him on the bed belonging to the man of God, and shut the door, leaving him behind as she left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />She went up and laid him down on the prophet's bed. She shut the door behind her and left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door on him, and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />She went up and laid him on the man of God’s bed, and shut the door on him, and went out. <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 she goes up, and lays him on the bed of the man of God, and shuts [the door] on him, and goes out,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And she goeth up, and layeth him on the bed of the man of God, and shutteth the door upon him, and goeth out,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And she will go up and lay him down upon the bed of the man of God, and she will shut up after her and go forth.<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 she went up and laid him upon the bed of the man of God, and shut the door: and going out, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then she went up and laid him out on the bed of the man of God, and she closed the door. And departing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />She went upstairs and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Closing the door on him, she went out<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, closed the door on him, and left.<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 she went up and laid him on the bed of the prophet of God, and shut the door upon him and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And she went up, she laid him on the bed of the Prophet of God and she shut his door, and she came out.<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 she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And she carried him up and laid him on the bed of the man of god; and she shut the door upon him, and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/4-21.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=1129" 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">20</span>After the servant had picked him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wat·ta·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">And she went up</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: wat·taš·ki·ḇê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs:: 3ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">and laid him</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·ṭaṯ (N-fsc) -- A couch, bed. From natah; a bed for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier.">the bed</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">of the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: wat·tis·gōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">Then she shut the door</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ba·‘ă·ḏōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wat·tê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and went out.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.”…<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/9-37.htm">Acts 9:37-40</a></span><br />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.” / So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them. ...<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/7-12.htm">Luke 7:12-15</a></span><br />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.” / Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-32.htm">John 11:32-44</a></span><br />When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” / When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. ...<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="/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="/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9-12</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_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="/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="/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="/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="/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/8-49.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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a></span><br />Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door on him, and went out.</p><p class="hdg">the bed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-10.htm">2 Kings 4:10</a></b></br> Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19</a></b></br> And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/4-10.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-15.htm">Door</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-4.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-5.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-5.htm">Shutteth</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-4.htm">Shutting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/4-32.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-33.htm">Door</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-33.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-33.htm">Shutteth</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-33.htm">Shutting</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 she went up</b><br>The woman in this passage is the Shunammite woman, who is notable for her hospitality towards Elisha, the prophet. Her action of going up suggests that the prophet's room was on an upper level, a common architectural feature in ancient Israelite homes, where guest quarters were often located. This reflects her determination and urgency in addressing the crisis of her son's death.<p><b>and laid him on the bed of the man of God.</b><br>The bed of the man of God, Elisha, symbolizes a place of divine presence and power. By placing her deceased son on Elisha's bed, the Shunammite woman demonstrates her faith in the prophet's connection to God and her hope for a miracle. This act can be seen as an expression of her belief in the power of God working through His prophet, similar to how Elijah raised the widow's son in <a href="/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19-23</a>.<p><b>Then she shut the door</b><br>Shutting the door indicates a private, sacred space, setting the stage for a divine encounter. It reflects a moment of faith and expectation, reminiscent of Jesus' instruction in <a href="/matthew/6-6.htm">Matthew 6:6</a> to pray in private. This action also prevents any interference or disturbance, allowing for a focused appeal to God through His prophet.<p><b>and went out.</b><br>Her departure signifies her next step of faith, seeking Elisha without delay. It underscores her proactive faith and determination to seek divine intervention. This mirrors the biblical theme of seeking God earnestly in times of need, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a>, which emphasizes that God rewards those who earnestly seek Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shunammite_woman.htm">The Shunammite Woman</a></b><br>A notable woman from Shunem who showed great hospitality to Elisha, the prophet. Her faith and actions are central to this account.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>The prophet of God who regularly visited Shunem. He had a room prepared for him by the Shunammite woman and her husband, symbolizing their respect and reverence for God's servant.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_child.htm">The Child</a></b><br>The son of the Shunammite woman, a miraculous gift from God through Elisha's prophecy. His sudden death sets the stage for the events in this verse.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bed_of_the_man_of_god.htm">The Bed of the Man of God</a></b><br>A significant place in the account, representing faith and hope. The Shunammite woman places her dead son here, indicating her belief in God's power through Elisha.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/shunem.htm">Shunem</a></b><br>A town in the territory of Issachar, where the Shunammite woman and her family lived. It serves as the backdrop for this miraculous account.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The Shunammite woman's decision to lay her son on Elisha's bed demonstrates her faith in God's power. In times of crisis, we should act in faith, trusting in God's ability to intervene.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_presence.htm">Seeking God's Presence</a></b><br>By placing her son on the prophet's bed, the woman sought the presence of God. In our lives, we should seek God's presence in our trials, knowing He is our source of hope and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_a_closed_door.htm">The Power of a Closed Door</a></b><br>Shutting the door signifies a private moment of faith and expectation. Sometimes, we need to shut out distractions and focus on God, trusting Him to work in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_desperation.htm">Hope in Desperation</a></b><br>The Shunammite woman's actions reflect hope even in desperate circumstances. We are encouraged to maintain hope and trust in God's promises, regardless of how bleak our situation may seem.<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_to_reconcile_psalm_8_with_harsh_judgments.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 8's depiction of a caring God with other biblical passages that portray divine indifference or harsh judgment toward humans?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</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><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><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>(21) <span class= "bld">Laid him on the bed of the man of God.</span>--She wished to keep the death secret, and the corpse inviolate, during her intended absence.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God.</span> One cannot be certain what thoughts were working in the poor bereaved mother's heart; but probably she entertained some vague notion that the prophet might be able to resuscitate her child, and thought that, until his presence could be obtained, the next best thing was to place the child where the prophet's presence had lately been. Elijah had placed on his own bed the child whom he restored to life (<a href="/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19</a>); and the fact may have been known to the Shunammite. She certainly did not expect mere contact with the bed to resuscitate her child. <span class="cmt_word">And shut the door upon him.</span> Either that the body should not be disturbed, or rather that the death should not be known. It is clear that, from whatever motive, the woman wished to conceal the death of the child until she had seen what Elisha could do for her. She neither told her husband nor the servant who accompanied her. <span class="cmt_word">And went out</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> quitted the prophet's apartment, closing the door as she quitted it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/4-21.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 she went up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּ֙עַל֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and laid</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּשְׁכִּבֵ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·taš·ki·ḇê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him 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">the bed</span><br /><span class="heb">מִטַּ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(miṭ·ṭaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<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 /><br /><span class="word">of the man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then she shut [the door]</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּסְגֹּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tis·gōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and went out.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּצֵֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/4-21.htm">2 Kings 4:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/4-21.htm">2 Kings 4:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/4-21.htm">2 Kings 4:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4-21.htm">2 Kings 4:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4-21.htm">2 Kings 4:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/4-21.htm">2 Kings 4:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/4-21.htm">2 Kings 4:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/4-21.htm">2 Kings 4:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/4-21.htm">2 Kings 4:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/4-21.htm">2 Kings 4:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/4-21.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 4:21 She went up and laid him (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/4-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 4:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/4-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 4:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:22" /></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>