2 Kings 4:33

33 He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed to the LORD.

2 Kings 4:33 in Other Translations

33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.

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

33 He went in alone and shut the door behind him and prayed to the LORD .

33 He went into the room and locked the door - just the two of them in the room - and prayed to God.

33 So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, 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 on ahead and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So Gehazi went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.”

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

33 He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed to the LORD.

34 Then he got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands. As he stretched himself out on him, the boy’s body grew warm.

35 Elisha turned away and walked back and forth in the room and then got on the bed and stretched out on him once more. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 17:20; Matthew 6:6