Holy Scripture

2 Kings 4:36

A church father on this verse
“Therefore fear had no power to raise us from the death of sin, but the infused grace of meekness erected us to the seat of life. Which is well denoted by Elisha when he raised the child of the Shunamite. He, when he sent his servant with a staff, never a whit restored life to the dead child; but upon coming in his own…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book 9

Source: Septuagint

Original

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.

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In context

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.

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.

— 2 Kings 4:36 —

37And the woman went in, and fell at his feet, and did obeisance bowing to the ground; and she took her son, and went out.

38And Elisha returned to Gilgal: and a famine was in the land; and the sons of the prophets sat before him: and Elisha said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

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