2 Kings 4 · Verse 33

2 Kings 4:33

He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord.
2 Kings 4:33, King James Version

2 Kings 4:33 in other translations

BSBSo he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
WEBHe went in therefore, and shut the door on them both, and prayed to the LORD.
ASVHe went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto Jehovah.
YLTand he goeth in and shutteth the door upon them both, and prayeth unto Jehovah.
DARBYAnd he went in and shut the door upon them both, and prayed to Jehovah.
BBESo he went in, and shutting the door on the two of them, made prayer to the Lord.
WebsterHe went in therefore, and shut the door upon them both, and prayed to the LORD.

What does 2 Kings 4:33 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 Prayed unto the Lord - He had no power of his own by which he could restore the child.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 4:18-37

Here is the sudden death of the child. All the mother's tenderness cannot keep alive a child of promise, a child of prayer, one given in love. But how admirably does the prudent, pious mother, guard her lips under this sudden affliction! Not one peevish word escapes from her. Such confidence had she of God's goodness, that she was ready to believe that he would restore what he had now taken away. O woman, great is…

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2 Kings 4:33 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
וַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.Gorand he shutH5462
הַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letthe doorH1817
בְּעַ֣דbe.'AdbehindH1157
שְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.Hem[the] two of themH8147
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.Leland he prayedH6419
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 4:33

  • Matthew 6:6

    But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

  • 2 Kings 4:4

    And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

  • Acts 9:40

    But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

  • James 5:13-18

    Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. …

  • Luke 8:51

    And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.

  • 1 Kings 17:20-21

    And he cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

  • 2 Kings 6:20

    And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

  • 1 Kings 18:26-27

    And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

  • 2 Kings 6:17-18

    And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

  • 2 Kings 5:11

    But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

  • John 11:41-42

    Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shut the door.
4; Mt 6:6
prayed.
5:11; 6:17,18,20; 1Ki 17:20,21; 18:26,27; Joh 11:41,42; Ac 9:40
Jas 5:13-18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 4:32

    And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

  • 2 Kings 4:33

    He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord.

  • 2 Kings 4:34

    And 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 stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.

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2 Kings 4:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entrando él entonces, cerró la puerta sobre ambos, y oró á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il entra, et ferma la porte sur eux deux, et supplia l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er ging hinein und schloß die Tür hinter ihnen beiden zu und betete zu Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ingressusque clausit ostium super se et super puerum, et oravit ad Dominum.