2 Kings 4:36
And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
2 Kings 4:36 in other translations
| BSB | Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she came. Then Elisha said, “Pick up your son.” |
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| WEB | He called Gehazi, and said, “Call this Shunammite!” So he called her. When she had come in to him, he said, “Take up your son.” |
| ASV | And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son. |
| YLT | And he calleth unto Gehazi, and saith, ‘Call unto this Shunammite;' and he calleth her, and she cometh in unto him, and he saith, ‘Lift up thy son.' |
| DARBY | And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. And he called her; and she came to him. And he said, Take up thy son. |
| BBE | And he gave orders to Gehazi, and said, Send for the Shunammite. And she came in answer to his voice. And he said, Take up your son. |
| Webster | And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunamite. So he called her. And when she had come in to him, he said, Take up thy son. |
What does 2 Kings 4:36 mean?
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…
2 Kings 4:36 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 4:36
- Hebrews 11:35
Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
- 1 Kings 17:23
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
- Luke 7:15
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
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Context
- 2 Kings 4:35
Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
- 2 Kings 4:36
And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
- 2 Kings 4:37
Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
2 Kings 4:36 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces llamó él á Giezi, y díjole: Llama á esta Sunamita. Y él la llamó. Y entrando ella, él le dijo: Toma tu hijo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Élisée appela Guéhazi, et lui dit: Appelle cette Sunamite. Et il l’appela, et elle vint vers lui. Et il dit: Prends ton fils. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er rief Gehasi und sprach: Rufe diese Sunamitin. Und er rief sie, und sie kam zu ihm herein. Und er sprach: Nimm deinen Sohn. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | At ille vocavit Giezi, et dixit ei: Voca Sunamitidem hanc. Quæ vocata, ingressa est ad eum. Qui ait: Tolle filium tuum. |