2 Kings 4:11

11 One day it happened that he came there and went to the upper room and lay down there.

2 Kings 4:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:11

And it fell on a day that he came thither
As he had been wont to do:

and he turned into the chamber;
built for him, and to which he was directed:

and lay there;
all night, and which no doubt was frequently repeated by him, he accepting of the kindness of his host.

2 Kings 4:11 In-Context

9 She said to her husband, "Please now, I know that he [is] a holy man of God who is passing {our way} regularly;

10 let us make a small enclosed room [upstairs] and put a bed, table, chair, and lampstand there for him, so that when he comes to us, he can turn and stay there.

11 One day it happened that he came there and went to the upper room and lay down there.

12 He said to Gehazi his servant, "Call to this Shunammite," so he called to her, and she stood before him.

13 He said to him, "Please say to her, 'Look, you took all this trouble, showing care for us; what is there [for me] to do for you? To speak for you to the king or to the commander of the army?'" She said, "I [am] living among my people."