33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord.

34 After he went up, and [a]lay upon the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands, and stretched himself upon him, and the flesh of the child waxed warm.

35 And he went from him, and walked up and down in the house, and went up and spread himself upon him: then the child sneezed [b]seven times, and opened his eyes.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 4:34 The like did Elijah to the widow’s son at Zarephath, 1 Kings 17:21 and St. Paul, Acts 20:10, signifying the care that ought to be in them, that bear the word of God, and are distributors of the spiritual life.
  2. 2 Kings 4:35 Meaning, oftentimes.

33 He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed(A) to the Lord. 34 Then he got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands. As he stretched(B) himself out on him, the boy’s body grew warm. 35 Elisha turned away and walked back and forth in the room and then got on the bed and stretched out on him once more. The boy sneezed seven times(C) and opened his eyes.(D)

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