2 Kings 4:14

14 And he said, "What then is to be done for her?" Geha'zi answered, "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 And he said to Geha'zi his servant, "Call this Shu'nammite." When he had called her, she stood before him.

13 And he said to him, "Say now to her, See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? Would you have a word spoken on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?" She answered, "I dwell among my own people."

14 And he said, "What then is to be done for her?" Geha'zi answered, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."

15 He said, "Call her." And when he had called her, she stood in the doorway.

16 And he said, "At this season, when the time comes round, you shall embrace a son." And she said, "No, my lord, O man of God; do not lie to your maidservant."