2Ki 4:22 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again. Ver. 22. Send me, I pray thee. ] As a pious and a prudent matron, though she might do much with her husband, whose heart safely trusted in her, yet she would do nothing of moment without his consent. read more
2Ki 4:23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? [it is] neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, [It shall be] well. Ver. 23. Wherefore wilt thou go to him today? ] Her husband knew nothing then of the child’s death. It is neither new moon, nor sabbath. ] On which days good people in those evil times were wont to repair to God’s holy prophets to hear the word and receive instruction. And she said, It shall be well. ] Heb., Peace. Tostatus rendereth it Vale, farewell. The... read more
2Ki 4:24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not [thy] riding for me, except I bid thee. Ver. 24. Drive, and go forward. ] Put on as fast as thou canst. Dolor addidit alas; grief rideth without reins, where there is but any hope of help. read more
2Ki 4:25 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, [yonder is] that Shunammite: Ver. 25. Behold, yonder is that Shunammite. ] That good Shunammite, which "showeth out of a good conversation her works with meekness of wisdom." Sir Thomas Moore was out when he said, Men commit faults often, women only twice, that they neither speak well nor do well. read more
2Ki 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? And she answered, [It is] well. Ver. 26. And she answered, It is well. ] It is, or would be. Well it is howsoever for the present, and it will be better hereafter. read more
2Ki 4:27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul [is] vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid [it] from me, and hath not told me. Ver. 27. She caught him by the feet. ] Which she held fast, to show the instance of her request, and the strength of her confidence, together with her firm resolution, not to leave him till she had that she came for, as 2 Kings 4:30 . read more
2Ki 4:28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? Ver. 28. Did I desire a son of my lord? ] Was I too desirous, or unduly importunate? for if so, the loss of the child had been just upon me. Strong affections will be strong afflictions. Did I not say, Do not deceive me? ] Nay, did not you say, Do not lie to me? And was that a fit word to a man of God? was there not something of unbelief in it? read more
2Ki 4:29 Then 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: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. Ver. 29. If thou meet any man, salute him not. ] Stand not tattling, much less cracking, that thou shalt with that staff of mine raise a dead child. Some Rabbis think Gehazi did so; a and thence that means proved ineffectual. But it seemeth rather to be the mother’s... read more
2Ki 4:30 And the mother of the child said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. Ver. 30. And he arose, and followed her. ] As our Saviour also, upon a like occasion, arose and followed Jairus, Mat 9:18-19 not taking offence at his weak faith, nor turning him off, as presuming to prescribe. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 4:21
2Ki 4:21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut [the door] upon him, and went out. Ver. 21. And laid him on the bed of the man of God. ] She had heard, belike, how Elijah had restored to life a widow’s dead child. 1Ki 17:21 This therefore that she here did was an act of her faith, whereby also she "received her dead raised to life again." Heb 11:35 Faith is the best lever at a dead lift. read more