2 Kings 4:21
“And she went vp, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the doore vpon him, and went out.”
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2 Kings 4:21 Context
19And he said vnto his father, My head, my head: and he said to a ladde, Carie him to his mother. 20And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, hee sate on her knees till noone, and then died. 21And she went vp, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the doore vpon him, and went out. 22And she called vnto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the yong men, and one of the asses, that I may runne to the man of God, and come againe. 23And he said, Wherefore wilt thou goe to him to day? it is neither newe moone nor Sabbath. And shee said, It shalbe well.
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Other Translations for 2 Kings 4:21
And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut [the door] upon him, and went out.
- King James Version
She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut {the door} behind him and went out.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut `the door' upon him, and went out.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then she went up and put him on the bed of the man of God, shutting the door on him, and went out.
- Basic English 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.
- Darby 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.
- Webster's Bible
She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door on him, and went out.
- World English Bible
And she goeth up, and layeth him on the bed of the man of God, and shutteth [the door] upon him, and goeth out,
- Youngs Literal 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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Kings 4:21
4:21 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.