Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son
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When the child had grown, he went out one day to his father among the reapers.
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And he said to his father, "Oh, n my head, my head!" The father said to his servant, "Carry him to his mother."
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And when he had lifted him and brought him to his mother, the child sat on her lap till noon, and then he died.
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And she went up o and laid him on the bed of the g man of God and shut the door behind him and went out.
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Then she called to her husband and said, "Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may quickly go to g the man of God and come back again."
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And he said, "Why will you go to him today? It is neither p new moon nor Sabbath." She said, "All is well."
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Then she saddled the donkey, and she said to her servant, "Urge the animal on; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you."
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So she set out and came to the man of God q at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her coming, he said to Gehazi his servant, "Look, there is the Shunammite.
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Run at once to meet her and say to her, 'Is all well with you? Is all well with your husband? Is all well with the child?'" And she answered, "All is well."
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And when she came r to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said, "Leave her alone, for she is in bitter distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me."
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Then she said, "Did I ask my lord for a son? s Did I not say, 'Do not deceive me?'"
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He said to Gehazi, t "Tie up your garment and u take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, v do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not reply. And u lay my staff on the face of the child."
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Then the mother of the child said, w "As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So he arose and followed her.
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Gehazi went on ahead and laid the staff on the face of the child, but there was no sound or sign of life. Therefore he returned to meet him and told him, "The child x has not awakened."
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When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed.
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So he went in and y shut the door behind the two of them z and prayed to the Lord.
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Then he went up and lay on the child, putting his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And as a he stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm.
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Then he got up again and walked once back and forth in the house, and went up a and stretched himself upon him. The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
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Then he summoned Gehazi and said, "Call this Shunammite." So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, "Pick up your son."
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She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground. b Then she picked up her son and went out.
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Psalms 121:6
The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
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2 Kings 4:32
When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed.
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2 Kings 4:7
She came and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on the rest.
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2 Kings 4:7
She came and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on the rest.
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Numbers 28:11
At the beginnings of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord : two bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish.
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2 Kings 2:25
From there he went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
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2 Kings 4:25
So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her coming, he said to Gehazi his servant, "Look, there is the Shunammite.
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2 Kings 4:16
And he said, "At this season, about this time next year, you shall embrace a son." And she said, "No, my lord, O man of God; do not lie to your servant.
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1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
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Exodus 7:19
And the Lord said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their canals, and their ponds, and all their pools of water, so that they may become blood, and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, even in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.'
Exodus 14:16
Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground.
Acts 19:12
So that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.
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Exodus 7:19
And the Lord said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their canals, and their ponds, and all their pools of water, so that they may become blood, and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, even in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.
Exodus 14:16
Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground.
Acts 19:12
So that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.
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Luke 10:4
Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road.
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Ruth 3:13
Remain tonight, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good; let him do it. But if he is not willing to redeem you, then, as the Lord lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.
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John 11:11
After saying these things, he said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.
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2 Kings 4:4
Then go in and shut the door behind yourself an...
Matthew 6:6
But when you pray, go into your room and shut t...
Matthew 9:25
But when the crowd had been put outside, he wen...
Mark 5:37
And he allowed no one to follow him except Pete...
Mark 5:40
And they laughed at him. But he put them all ou...
Luke 8:51
And when he came to the house, he allowed no on...
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1 Kings 17:20
And he cried to the Lord, "O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?
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1 Kings 17:21
Then he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord, "O Lord my God, let this child's life come into him again.
Acts 20:10
But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, "Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.
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2 Kings 4:34
Then he went up and lay on the child, putting his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And as he stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm.
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1 Kings 17:23
And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house and delivered him to his mother. And Elijah said, "See, your son lives.
Hebrews 11:35
Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.
2 Kings 8:1
Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, "Arise, and depart with your household, and sojourn wherever you can, for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years.
2 Kings 8:5
And while he was telling the king how Elisha had restored the dead to life, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life appealed to the king for her house and her land. And Gehazi said, "My lord, O king, here is the woman, and here is her son whom Elisha restored to life.
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