2 Reyes 4:25-28 NTV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:8-37

Godliness has, to a large extent, the promise of this life, as well as of the life to come. The "good Shunammite" and her husband are examples of the union, which is more common than men are apt to allow, between piety and prosperity. They have nothing heroic about them, nothing out of the common. They are substantial middle-class people, dwelling in a quiet country-side, farming on a moderate scale, with a comfortable house of their own, dwelling contentedly amid their laborers and their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:18-31

Great trials. "And when the child was grown," etc. This paragraph suggests three general observations. I. That great trials OFTEN SPRING FROM GREAT MERCIES . With what rapture we may suppose did this woman welcome her only child into the world, and with what care and affection did she minister to his health and enjoyments? It was her greatest earthly prize. She would sooner have parted with all her property, and even, perhaps, with her husband, for he was an old man, than lose... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:18-37

Death and restoration. This is a touching story. It is a story for children. It is a story for parents. It is a story for every one. The circumstances of this little boy's death were peculiarly sad. He had been an unexpected gift of God to his parents. His mother had not sought for him; but God sent her a son as a reward for her kindness to his servant, and in answer to the prophet's prayer. Perhaps when this sudden stroke came upon her, and she watched the little fellow pine away and die in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:18-37

The lady of Shunem: 2. The son taken and restored. A lapse of several years occurs in the story, during which time the child had grown, till he was able to go out to his father to the harvest-field. I. THE UNEXPECTED STROKE . 1. A boyhood of promise . Everything combined to invest this Shunammite's son with interest, and to make him the idol of his parents' heart. He was an only son, the son of his father's old age, a child of promise—almost of miracle. He would be the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:25

So she went and came unto the man of God to Mount Carmel. Carmel was to Elisha what Gilead had been to Elijah in his early days—a place for solitary retirement and meditation, where, free from disturbance, he might hold communion with nature and with God. It was not usual for his disciples to intrude upon him there, except at stated times, when gatherings were held at his residence for edification and for worship. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off —literally, over ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:26

Run 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 ? Elisha feels that there must be something the matter, to account for the Shunammite's coming to him so unexpectedly. His anxiety is aroused, and, in his impatience to know what has happened, instead of waiting for the woman's arrival, he bids his servant run, and ask what is the matter. Some misfortune, he supposes, must have happened either to her, or to her... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:27

And when she earns to the man of God to the hill— rather, the mountain ; i.e. Carmel, where Elisha's residence was— she caught him by the feet . It has always been usual in the East to embrace the feet or the knees, in order to add force to supplication. But Gehazi came near to thrust her away. He regarded the act as one unduly familiar or unduly importunate, and interfered to protect and release his master. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:27-31

Limits to inspiration. Many men seem to suppose that the prophetical inspiration, the Divine afflatus , whatever it was, which God vouchsafed in times past to his prophets, apostles, and evangelists, was absolutely unlimited—a sort of omniscience, at any rate omniscience on all those subjects on which they spoke or wrote. But Scripture lends no sanction to this supposition. "Let her alone," says Elisha to Gehazi; "for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:28

Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? The woman does not directly reveal her grief. Great sorrow is reticent, cannot endure to put itself into words. But she sufficiently indicates the nature of her trouble by the form of her reproach. "Did I ask for a son? Did I make complaint of my childlessness? Had I been importunate, and obtained my son of thee by much asking, I would not have complained. But I did not ask. I did not even snatch greedily at the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 4:25

The distance was about sixteen or seventeen miles. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:8-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:18-31

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:18-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:18-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:27-31

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 4:25

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