2 Kings 4:12 - Exposition

And he said to Gehazi his servant. Gehazi is here mentioned for the first time. He seems to have been Elisha's "servant" in a lower sense than Elisha had been Elijah's. Still, his position was such that on one occasion ( 2 Kings 8:4 , 2 Kings 8:5 ) a king of Israel did not disdain to hold a conversation with him. Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him ; i.e. before Gehazi. Elisha communicates with the woman through his servant, or at any rate in his presence, probably to prevent any suspicion of impropriety arising in the mind of any one. The prophet of the Lord must not be evil spoken of.