2 Kings 4:14

14 Then he said, "What may be done for her?" Gehazi said, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."

2 Kings 4:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:14

And he said
That is, Elisha to Gehazi, when he returned to him, and told him what the Shunammite said:

what then is to be done for her?
something he thought should be done in gratitude, the favours they had received, and advises with his servant what could be thought of, he being one about the house:

and Gehazi answered, verily she hath no child, and her husband is old;
and so not likely to have any by him; as children were always very desirable by women, and especially in those days, the servant suggests, that no doubt to have one would be very acceptable to her.

2 Kings 4:14 In-Context

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."

14 Then he said, "What may be done for her?" Gehazi said, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."

15 And he said, "Call for her," so he called for her and she stood in the doorway.

16 And he said, "At this time {next spring}, you [will be] embracing a son." She said, "No, my lord, [O] man of God! You must not tell a lie to your servant!"