2-Kings - 4:32



32 When Elisha had come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid on his bed.

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Kings 4:32.

Differing Translations

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Eliseus therefore went into the house, and behold the child lay dead on his bed.
And Elisha cometh in to the house, and lo, the youth is dead, laid on his bed,
And when Elisha came into the house he saw the child dead, stretched on his bed.
When Elisha had come into the house, look, the child was dead, and lay on his bed.
Therefore, Elisha entered the house. And behold, the boy was lying dead upon his bed.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Behold, the child was dead - The prophet then saw that the body and spirit of the child were separated.

And when Elisha was come into the house,.... Of the Shunamite, and into the chamber built for him:
behold, the child was dead, and laid upon the bed; upon his bed, and where he found it really dead.

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