Holy Scripture
2 Kings 4:34
A church father on this verse
“"Then the mother of the child said, 'As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave without you.' " Now, since Elisha had stayed at home and had sent his disciple, the mother of the [dead] child pressed him to aid her personally. Elisha had mercy on her grief, which was great, and set out to accompany h…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
34And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands; and bowed himself upon him, and the flesh of the child grew warm.
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In context
32And Elisha went into the house, and, behold, the dead child was laid upon his bed.
33And Elisha went into the house, and shut the door upon themselves, the two, and prayed to the Lord.
— 2 Kings 4:34 —
35And he returned, and walked up and down in the house: and he went up, and bowed himself on the child seven times; and the child opened his eyes.
36And Elisha cried out to Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her, and she came in to him: and Elisha said, Take thy son.