2 Kings 4:8–37

⁸And ^†it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to ^eShunem, where was ^fa great 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 unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy ^dman of God, which passeth by us continually. ¹⁰Let us make a little ^gchamber, 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. ¹¹And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the ^gchamber, and lay there. ¹²And he said to ^hGehazi his servant, Call this ^eShunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. ¹³And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been ⁱcareful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to ^kthe captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. ¹⁴And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. ¹⁵And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door. ¹⁶And he said, ^lAbout this ^†season, according to the time of life, thou shalt ^membrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, ^dthou man of God, ⁿdo not lie unto thine handmaid. ¹⁷And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.

¹⁸And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. ¹⁹And he said unto his father, ^oMy head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. ²⁰And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. ²¹And she went up, and laid him on ^pthe bed of ^dthe man of God, and shut ^qthe door upon him, and went out. ²²And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to ^dthe man of God, and come again. ²³And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither ^rnew moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be ^†well. ²⁴Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; ^†slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. ²⁵So she went and came unto the man of God to ^smount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her ^tafar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that ^eShunammite: 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 answered, It is well. ²⁷And when she came to the man of God to ^uthe hill, she ^xcaught ^†him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is ^†vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. ²⁸Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? ^ydid I not say, Do not deceive me? ²⁹Then he said to Gehazi, ^zGird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, ^asalute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and ^blay my staff upon the face of the child. ³⁰And the mother of the child said, ^cAs the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. ³¹And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor ^†hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not ^dawaked. ³²And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. ³³He went in therefore, and ^eshut the door upon them twain, and ^fprayed unto the Lord. 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 he ^gstretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. ³⁵Then he returned, and walked in the house ^†to and fro; and went up, and ^gstretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. ³⁶And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this ^eShunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son. ^37*Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and ^htook up her son, and went out.