And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the room where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed.
- BSB But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
- NKJV And he said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him out of her arms and carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
- NASB But he said to her, “Give me your son.” Then he took him from her arms and carried him up to the upstairs room where he was living, and laid him on his own bed.
- NLT But Elijah replied, “Give me your son.” And he took the child’s body from her arms, carried him up the stairs to the room where he was staying, and laid the body on his bed.
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Elijah takes the dead boy from his mother, carries him upstairs, and lays him on his own bed.
Overview
Rather than rebuke the widow, Elijah responds with compassionate action, taking the child to his room to intercede. His tender handling of the boy shows pastoral care joined to bold faith. The scene moves from accusation to the quiet place where the prophet will cry out to God.
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- 2 Kgs 4:32And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
- Acts 9:37And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
- 2 Kgs 4:21And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
- 2 Kgs 4:10Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
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