2 Kings 4:31
“And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Gehazi passed on before them,.... The prophet and the Shunammite:
and laid the staff upon the face of the child;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
There was neither voice nor hearing - Compare 1Ki 18:29. The child is not awakened - See 2Ki 4:20. The euphemism by…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 4:18-37
We may well suppose that, after the birth of this son, the prophet was doubly welcome to the good Shunammite. He had…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
there was neither voice, nor hearing In the margin both A.V. and R.V. give -attention" as the literal meaning of the…
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