2 Kings 4:8–37

⁸And it came to pass on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a wealthy woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. ⁹And she said to her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us continually. ¹⁰Let us make, I pray thee, a small upper chamber with walls, and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a lampstand; and it shall be when he cometh to us, he shall turn in thither. ¹¹And it came to pass on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the upper chamber, and lay there. ¹²And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And he called her, and she stood before him. ¹³And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she said, I dwell among mine own people. ¹⁴And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi said, Verily, she has no son, and her husband is old. ¹⁵And he said, Call her; and he called her; and she stood in the doorway. ¹⁶And he said, At this appointed time, when thy term is come, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid. ¹⁷And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that appointed time in the next year as Elisha had said to her.

¹⁸And the child grew, and it came to pass one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. ¹⁹And he said to his father, My head, my head! And he said to the servant, Carry him to his mother. ²⁰And he carried him, and brought him to his mother; and he sat on her knees till noon, and died. ²¹And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. ²²And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I will run to the man of God, and come again. ²³And he said, Why wilt thou go to him to-day? It is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It is well. ²⁴Then she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Drive and go forward; slack not the riding for me, except I bid thee. ²⁵And she went and came to the man of God, to mount Carmel. And it came to pass when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, there is the Shunammite: ²⁶run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she said, It is well. ²⁷And she came to the man of God to the mountain, and caught him by the feet; and Gehazi drew near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is troubled within her, and Jehovah has hidden it from me, and has not told me. ²⁸And she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? ²⁹And he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way. If thou meet any man, salute him not, and if any salute thee, answer him not again; and lay my staff upon the face of the lad. ³⁰And the mother of the lad said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee! And he rose up and followed her. ³¹And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the lad; but there was neither voice, nor sign of attention. And he returned to meet him, and told him saying, The lad is not awaked. ³²And when Elisha came into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. ³³And he went in and shut the door upon them both, and prayed to Jehovah. ³⁴And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands, and bent over him; and the flesh of the child grew warm. ³⁵And he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and bent over him. And the lad sneezed seven times, and the lad opened his eyes. ³⁶And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. And he called her; and she came to him. And he said, Take up thy son. ³⁷And she came and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.