John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 4:32
2Ki 4:32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, [and] laid upon his bed. Ver. 32. And laid upon his bed. ] See on ver. 21. read more
2Ki 4:32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, [and] laid upon his bed. Ver. 32. And laid upon his bed. ] See on ver. 21. read more
2Ki 4:33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD. Ver. 33. And prayed unto the Lord. ] This staff of his - whatever became of the other - was long enough, he knew, to reach up to heaven, to knock at those gates, yea, to wrench them open. read more
2Ki 4:34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. Ver. 34. And put his mouth upon his mouth. ] The Septuagint adds, And breathed upon him. See on 1 Kings 17:21 . Christ risen again thus applied to the dead soul, quickeneth it. read more
2Ki 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. Ver. 35. Then he returned, and walked, &c. ] He found the mercy coming, and he sets to work with more vehemency and intention of desire, such as made him thus various in his actions, postures, and gestures. This is usual with those that are very earnest in their prayers. Hannah writhed her lips; Solomon spread his... read more
2Ki 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. Ver. 36. Take up thy son. ] Now two sons in one, and never so dear to thee, I daresay, as now. God knows how to commend his favours to us, and to make them double welcome. read more
2Ki 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. Ver. 37. And took up her son, and went out. ] Singing as she went, "This my son was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found." Luk 15:24 read more
it fell on: Heb. there was, 2 Kings 4:11, 2 Kings 4:18 Shunem: This city was situated in the tribe of Issachar, five miles south from mount Tabor, according to Eusebius; and is probably the place which he calls Sanim, in Acrabatene, in the neighbourhood of Samaria or Sebaste. 2 Kings 4:12, Joshua 19:18, 1 Samuel 28:4, 1 Kings 1:3 a great woman: 2 Samuel 19:32, Job 1:3, Job 32:9, Luke 1:15 she constrained him: Heb. she laid hold on him, Genesis 19:3, Judges 19:20, Proverbs 7:21, Luke 14:23,... read more
she said: Proverbs 31:10, Proverbs 31:11, 1 Peter 3:1 this is: Matthew 5:16, 1 Thessalonians 2:10, Titus 1:8, 2 Peter 1:21, 2 Peter 3:2 man of God: Deuteronomy 33:1, 1 Kings 13:1, 1 Kings 17:18, 1 Kings 17:24, 1 Timothy 6:11 Reciprocal: Joshua 14:6 - the man Judges 13:6 - A man 2 Kings 4:40 - O thou read more
Let us: Isaiah 32:8, Matthew 10:41, Matthew 10:42, Matthew 25:40, Mark 9:41, Luke 8:3, Romans 12:13, Hebrews 10:24, Hebrews 13:2, 1 Peter 4:9, 1 Peter 4:10 a little chamber: An aleeyah, or oleah, as the Arabs call it; a small back house annexed to the principal dwelling, in which the prophet could live in a great privacy as in his own house, and to which he could retire at pleasure, without breaking in upon the private affairs of the family, or being in his turn interrupted by them in his... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 4:31
2Ki 4:31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but [there was] neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked. Ver. 31. But there was neither voice nor hearing. ] God withholding his power and help till the prophet himself came and renewed the dead. Hereby was allegorically signified, saith one, that the law was used before the coming of Christ to revive the dead in sin. But this being... read more