2 Kings 4:11

11 One day when Elisha came, he went up to his room and lay down there.

2 Kings 4:11 in Other Translations

11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.

11 One day he came there, and he turned into the chamber and rested there.

11 One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to this upper room to rest.

11 And so it happened that the next time Elisha came by he went to the room and lay down for a nap.

11 One day he came there and stopped and went to the room upstairs to lie down.

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, “I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God.

10 Let’s make a small room on the roof and put in it a bed and a table, a chair and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there whenever he comes to us.”

11 One day when Elisha came, he went up to his room and lay down there.

12 He said to his servant Gehazi, “Call the Shunammite.” So he called her, and she stood before him.

13 Elisha said to him, “Tell her, ‘You have gone to all this trouble for us. Now what can be done for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’ ” She replied, “I have a home among my own people.”