7Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
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And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)Several things may be observed here, I. Concerning the sons of the prophets, and their condition and character. The college here spoken of seems to be that at Gilgal, for there Elisha was (2 Kgs. 4:38), and it was near Jordan; and, probably, wherever Elisha resided as many as could of the sons of the prophets flocked to him for the advantage of his instructions, counsels, and prayers. Every one wo…
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