2 Kings 4:18-37
A Dead Boy Opens His Eyes
18Then the child was grown. And the day came that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19And he said to his father, “My head, my head.” And he said to 1his young man, “Carry him to his mother.” 20Then he carried him and brought him to his mother, and he sat on her knees until noon, and then died. 21Then she went up and alaid him on the bed of bthe man of God and shut the door behind him and went out. 22And she called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the young men and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and return.” 23And he said, “Why will you go to him today? It is neither anew moon nor sabbath.” And she said, “It is well.” 24Then she saddled a donkey and said to her young man, “Drive and go; do not hold back the pace of the ride for me unless I tell you.” 25So she went and came to the man of God to aMount Carmel. Now it happened that when the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to Gehazi his young man, “Behold, 1there is the Shunammite. 26“Please run now to meet her and say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’” And she 1answered, “It is well.” 27Then she came to the man of God ato the hill and took hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to push her away; but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is bitter within her; and Yahweh has hidden it from me and has not told me.” 28Then she said, “Did I ask for a son from my lord? Did I not say, ‘aDo not deceive me’?”
29Then he said to Gehazi, “aGird up your loins and btake my staff in your hand, and go; if you meet anyone, do not 1,cgreet him, and if anyone 2greets you, do not answer him; and dlay my staff on the boy’s face.” 30But the mother of the boy said, “aAs Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And he arose and followed her. 31Now Gehazi passed on before them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or 1response. So he returned to meet him and told him, saying, “The boy ahas not awakened.”
32Then Elisha came into the house, and behold, the boy was dead and laid on his bed. 33So he entered and ashut the door behind them both and prayed to Yahweh. 34And ahe went up and lay on the child and put his mouth on his mouth and his eyes on his eyes and his hands on his hands, and he stretched himself on him; and the flesh of the child became warm. 35Then he returned and walked in the house once back and forth, and went up and astretched himself on him; and the boy sneezed seven times and the boy opened his eyes. 36Then he called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. Then she came in to him, and he said, “Take up your son.” 37Then she came in and fell at his feet and bowed herself to the ground, and ashe took up her son and went out.