Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and went out. New Living Translation She carried him up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and left him there. English Standard Version And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God and shut the door behind him and went out. Berean Standard Bible And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out. King James Bible And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. New King James Version And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut the door upon him, and went out. New American Standard Bible And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door behind him and left. NASB 1995 She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door behind him and went out. NASB 1977 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door behind him, and went out. Legacy Standard Bible Then she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God and shut the door behind him and went out. Amplified Bible She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door [of the small upper room] behind him and left. Christian Standard Bible She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut him in, and left. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut him in, and left. American Standard Version And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. Contemporary English Version She carried him upstairs to Elisha's room and laid him across the bed. Then she walked out and shut the door behind her. English Revised Version And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. GOD'S WORD® Translation She took him upstairs and laid him on the bed of the man of God, left [the room], and shut the door behind her. Good News Translation She carried him up to Elisha's room, put him on the bed and left, closing the door behind her. International Standard Version The woman went upstairs, laid him on the bed belonging to the man of God, and shut the door, leaving him behind as she left. Majority Standard Bible And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out. NET Bible She went up and laid him down on the prophet's bed. She shut the door behind her and left. New Heart English Bible She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door on him, and went out. Webster's Bible Translation And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. World English Bible She went up and laid him on the man of God’s bed, and shut the door on him, and went out. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd she goes up, and lays him on the bed of the man of God, and shuts [the door] on him, and goes out, Young's Literal Translation And she goeth up, and layeth him on the bed of the man of God, and shutteth the door upon him, and goeth out, Smith's Literal Translation And she will go up and lay him down upon the bed of the man of God, and she will shut up after her and go forth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd she went up and laid him upon the bed of the man of God, and shut the door: and going out, Catholic Public Domain Version Then she went up and laid him out on the bed of the man of God, and she closed the door. And departing, New American Bible She went upstairs and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Closing the door on him, she went out New Revised Standard Version She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, closed the door on him, and left. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd she went up and laid him on the bed of the prophet of God, and shut the door upon him and went out. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And she went up, she laid him on the bed of the Prophet of God and she shut his door, and she came out. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. Brenton Septuagint Translation And she carried him up and laid him on the bed of the man of god; and she shut the door upon him, and went out. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son…20After the servant had picked him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died. 21And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out. 22And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.”… Cross References 1 Kings 17:19-23 But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. / Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?” / Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!” ... Acts 9:37-40 At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room. / Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.” / So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them. ... Mark 5:38-42 When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly. / He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.” / And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child. ... Luke 7:12-15 As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. / When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.” / Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!” ... John 11:32-44 When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” / When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. ... Matthew 9:23-25 When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd. / “Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him. / After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. Hebrews 11:35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. Genesis 22:9-12 When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood. / Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. / Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. ... 1 Samuel 1:24-28 Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. / And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. / “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. ... 1 Kings 17:17-18 Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him. / “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?” 2 Kings 13:21 Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet. Acts 20:9-12 And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead. / But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!” / Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed. ... Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. Luke 8:49-56 While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.” / But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” / When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother. ... John 5:28-29 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. Treasury of Scripture And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door on him, and went out. the bed 2 Kings 4:10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. 1 Kings 17:19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. Jump to Previous Bed Door Laid Shut Shutteth ShuttingJump to Next Bed Door Laid Shut Shutteth Shutting2 Kings 4 1. Elisha multiplies the widow's oil8. He obtains a son for the good Shunammite 18. He restores her son when dead 38. At Gilgal he heals the deadly pottage 42. He satisfies a hundred men with twenty loaves And she went up The phrase "went up" indicates a deliberate and purposeful action. In the Hebrew context, the verb "עלה" (alah) often signifies an ascent, not just physically but spiritually or in status. This reflects the Shunammite woman's faith and determination. She is not merely moving to another room; she is ascending to a place of divine encounter, symbolizing her hope and trust in God's power through His prophet. and laid him on the bed of the man of God then shut the door and went out Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And she went upוַתַּ֙עַל֙ (wat·ta·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively and laid וַתַּשְׁכִּבֵ֔הוּ (wat·taš·ki·ḇê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down him on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the bed מִטַּ֖ת (miṭ·ṭaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4296: A bed, for, sleeping, eating, a sofa, litter, bier of the man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of God. הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Then she shut [the door] וַתִּסְגֹּ֥ר (wat·tis·gōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5462: To shut up, to surrender and went out. וַתֵּצֵֽא׃ (wat·tê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim Links 2 Kings 4:21 NIV2 Kings 4:21 NLT 2 Kings 4:21 ESV 2 Kings 4:21 NASB 2 Kings 4:21 KJV 2 Kings 4:21 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 4:21 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 4:21 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 4:21 French Bible 2 Kings 4:21 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 4:21 She went up and laid him (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |