2 Kings 4:21 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 4:21

And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

KJV

And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Laid him on the bed of the man of God - She had no doubt heard that Elijah had raised the widow’s son of Zarephath to life; and she believed that he who had obtained this gift from God for her, could obtain his restoration to life.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Bed of the man of God - Being apt to believe, he that so soon took away what he had given, would restore what he had taken away. By this faith women received their dead raised to life. In this faith she makes no preparation for the burial of her child, but for his resurrection.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתַּ֙עַל֙	va.Ta.'al	and she went up	H5927 →
וַתַּשְׁכִּבֵ֔הוּ	va.tash.ki.Ve.hu	and she made lie him	H7901 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
מִטַּ֖ת	mi.Tat	[the] bed of	H4296 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	[the] man of	H376 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
וַתִּסְגֹּ֥ר	va.tis.Gor	and she shut	H5462 →
בַּעֲד֖וֹ	ba.'a.Do	behind him	H1157 →
וַתֵּצֵֽא׃	va.te.Tze'	and she went out	H3318 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Kings 4:10
Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”
leads to
- Romans 12:13
  Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
- Matthew 25:40
  And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
- Matthew 10:41–42
  Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
- Hebrews 10:24
  And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
- 1 Peter 4:9–10
  Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
Through
1 Kings 17:19
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.
leads to
- 2 Kings 4:32
  When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed.
Through
2 Kings 4:7
She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”
leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 3:7–12
  For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
Through
2 Kings 4:32
When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed.
leads to
- John 11:17
  When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Kings