2 Kings 4:25–37

²⁵So she went and came to the man of God to ^aMount Carmel.

Now it happened that when the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to Gehazi his young man, “Behold, ¹there is the Shunammite.

²⁶“Please run now to meet her and say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’” And she ¹answered, “It is well.”

²⁷Then she came to the man of God ^ato the hill and took hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to push her away; but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is bitter within her; and Yahweh has hidden it from me and has not told me.”

²⁸Then she said, “Did I ask for a son from my lord? Did I not say, ‘^aDo not deceive me’?”

²⁹Then he said to Gehazi, “^aGird up your loins and ^btake my staff in your hand, and go; if you meet anyone, do not ^1cgreet him, and if anyone ²greets you, do not answer him; and ^dlay my staff on the boy’s face.”

³⁰But the mother of the boy said, “^aAs Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And he arose and followed her.

³¹Now Gehazi passed on before them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or ¹response. So he returned to meet him and told him, saying, “The boy ^ahas not awakened.”

³²Then Elisha came into the house, and behold, the boy was dead and laid on his bed.

³³So he entered and ^ashut the door behind them both and prayed to Yahweh.

³⁴And ^ahe went up and lay on the child and put his mouth on his mouth and his eyes on his eyes and his hands on his hands, and he stretched himself on him; and the flesh of the child became warm.

³⁵Then he returned and walked in the house once back and forth, and went up and ^astretched himself on him; and the boy sneezed seven times and the boy opened his eyes.

³⁶Then 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.”

³⁷Then she came in and fell at his feet and bowed herself to the ground, and ^ashe took up her son and went out.