2 Kings 4:14

14 He said, What then is to be done for her? Gehazi answered, Most assuredly 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 this Shunammite. When he had called her, she stood before him.

13 He said to him, Say now to her, Behold, you have been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for you? would you be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? She answered, I dwell among my own people.

14 He said, What then is to be done for her? Gehazi answered, Most assuredly she has no son, and her husband is old.

15 He said, Call her. When he had called her, she stood in the door.

16 He said, At this season, when the time comes round, you shall embrace a son. She said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid.