And he said to her, “Give me your son.” And he took him from her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber, where he lodged, and laid him upon his own bed.
2 Kings 4:21 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. Common English Bible She went up and laid him down on the bed for the man of God. Then she went out and closed the door. 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, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she went up and laid him upon the bed of the man of God, and shut the door. And going out, |
And he said to her, “Give me your son.” And he took him from her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber, where he lodged, and laid him upon his own bed.
Let us make a small roof chamber with walls, and put there for him a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp, so that whenever he comes to us, he can go in there.”
And when he had lifted him, and brought him to his mother, the child sat on her lap till noon, and then he died.
Then she called to her husband, and said, “Send me one of the servants and one of the asses, that I may quickly go to the man of God, and come back again.”
When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed.
She came and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”