But Elijah said to her, ‘Give me your son.’ So he took him from her arms, brought him up to the upstairs room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
2 Kings 4:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut him in, and left. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, |
But Elijah said to her, ‘Give me your son.’ So he took him from her arms, brought him up to the upstairs room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
so let’s make a small, walled-in upper room and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp there for him. Whenever he comes, he can stay there.’
So he picked him up and took him to his mother. The child sat on her lap until noon and then died.
She summoned her husband and said, ‘Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so I can hurry to the man of God and come back again.’
When Elisha got to the house, he discovered the boy lying dead on his bed.
She went and told the man of God, and he said, ‘Go and sell the oil and pay your debt; you and your sons can live on the rest.’