2 Kings 4:29-31 KJV

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 4:27-31

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 4:29

Than he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again. The object of all these injunctions is haste. Lose not a moment. Go as quickly as thou canst to the house where the child lies. Spend no time in greetings on the way. Slack not . Tarry not. And lay my staff upon the face of the child. What effect the prophet expected from this act, we are not told. Gehazi appears to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:30

And the mother of the child said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth , I will not leave thee. Apparently, the woman supposed that Elisha intended to do nothing more, but trust the child's recovery to such virtue as might inhere in his staff. But her own resolution was long ago taken—she would be content with nothing less than bringing the prophet face to face with her dead child. She "will not leave" him till he consents to accompany her to her home. And he arose, and followed her... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:31

And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff on the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Gehazi did as he had Been told, executed his mission faithfully; but there was no apparent result. The child was not reused by the staff being placed across his face. All remained still and silent as before. Although on some occasions it has pleased God to allow miracles to be wrought by the instrumentality of lifeless objects, as when Elisha's hones resuscitated a dead... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 4:29

Salute him not - Compare the marginal reference. Salutation is the forerunner of conversation and one bent on speed would avoid every temptation to loiter.Lay my staff upon the face of the child - Perhaps to assuage the grief of the mother, by letting her feel that something was being done for her child. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 4:31

There was neither voice nor hearing - Compare 1 Kings 18:29.The child is not awakened - See 2 Kings 4:20. The euphemism by which death is spoken of as a sleep was already familiar to the Jews (see 1 Kings 1:21 note). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 4:29

2 Kings 4:29. He said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins Tie up thy long garments about thy loins for expedition. If thou meet any man, &c. Make no delays or stops by the way, either through words or actions, but go with all possible speed. See Luke 10:4. He requires this haste that the miracle might be done secretly and speedily, before the child’s death was divulged, which might cause many inconveniences. And lay my staff upon the face of the child For God can work a miracle by the most... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 4:30

2 Kings 4:30. And the mother of the child said, I will not leave thee Until thou goest with me; for she had no great confidence in Gehazi, nor was her faith so strong as to think that the prophet could work so great a miracle at that distance, and by his staff. And he arose, and followed her Being overcome by her importunity, and his tenderness toward so great a friend. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:18-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:18-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:27-31

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:29

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:30

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 4:29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 4:31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 4:29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 4:30

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