John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 4:30
And the mother of the child said ,.... Having no faith in what the servant was to do, or could do: as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee ; signifying she would not go with his servant, but insisted upon it that he himself went with her, or she would not depart: and he arose, and followed her ; influenced by her importunity, and a sense of favours he had received from her, and more especially by the Spirit of God. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 4:18-37
We may well suppose that, after the birth of this son, the prophet was doubly welcome to the good Shunammite. He had thought himself indebted to her, but henceforth, as long as she lives, she will think herself in his debt, and that she can never do too much for him. We may also suppose that the child was very dear to the prophet, as the son of his prayers, and very dear to the parents, as the son of their old age. But here is, I. The sudden death of the child, though so much a darling. He was... read more