2 Kings 4:33

33 He went into the room, closed the door, and prayed to the LORD.

2 Kings 4:33 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:33

He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain
Himself and the dead child; that nobody might come in and interrupt him in his prayers for the restoration of it to life, nor see the motions and gestures he used, and the postures he put himself in:

and prayed unto the Lord;
that he would restore the child to life.

2 Kings 4:33 In-Context

31 Gehazi went ahead of them and put the staff on the boy's face, but there was no sound or sign of life. So Gehazi came back to meet the man of God. Gehazi told him, "The boy didn't wake up."

32 When Elisha came to the house, the dead boy was lying on Elisha's bed.

33 He went into the room, closed the door, and prayed to the LORD.

34 Then he lay on the boy, putting his mouth on the boy's mouth, his eyes on the boy's eyes, his hands on the boy's hands. He crouched over the boy's body, and it became warm.

35 Elisha got up, walked across the room and came back, and then got back on the bed and crouched over him. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.