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2 Kings 4:34

Miracles and God's intervention

32 When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed.

33 So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.

Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm.

35 Elisha turned away and paced back and forth across the room. Then he got on the bed and stretched himself out over the boy again, and the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.

36 Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she came. Then Elisha said, “Pick up your son.”

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BSB
Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm.
KJV
And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
WEB
He 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. He stretched himself on him; and the child’s flesh grew warm.
ASV
And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon him; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
DARBY
And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands, and bent over him; and the flesh of the child grew warm.
BLB
And he went up and lay on the child, and he put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And he stretched out himself on him, and the flesh of the child became warm.
ÅB
Deretter steg han opp og la seg over barnet med sin munn mot dets munn og sine øyne mot dets øyne og sine hender på dets hender, og da han slik bøyde seg over barnet, ble dets legeme varmt.
OTB
Da gikk han opp på sengen og la seg på barnet, med munnen mot hans munn, øynene mot hans øyne, og hendene mot hans hender, og mens han bøyde seg ned over ham, ble barnets kropp varm.
B1930
Derefter steg han op og la sig over barnet med sin munn mot dets munn og sine øine mot dets øine og sine hender på dets hender, og da han således bøide sig over barnet, blev dets legeme varmt.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 17:21

    Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”

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  • Acts 20:10

    But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”

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