Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 4:36
And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
36. Take up thy son ] Cf. Christ’s words, Luk 7:15.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Take up thy son – Compare Elijahs action (marginal reference t) and our Blessed Lords Luk 7:15.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Come in unto him, Heb. come to him, to wit, to the door of his chamber; where probably he met her with this joyful message.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And he called Gehazi, and said, call this Shunammite,…. To come up to the chamber to him:
so he called her: and when she was come in unto him, he said, take up thy son; from off the bed, alive, safe, and sound.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(36) Take up thy son.So our Lord delivered to his mother the young man whom He raised from death by His word (Luk. 7:15).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
And will not the resurrection of the bodies of believers at the last day, be accomplished in a similar way? Shall not the soul take up the body? and then from being a glorified body, no longer partaking of its former corruption, but which the grave, in its office of a destroyer, hath forever done away, it wilt become the joyful, happy, holy partner with the soul in the union of both with Jesus, and altogether will partake in all the joys of salvation through an unceasing eternity. 1Th 4:13-18 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
2Ki 4:36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
Ver. 36. Take up thy son. ] Now two sons in one, and never so dear to thee, I daresay, as now. God knows how to commend his favours to us, and to make them double welcome.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Take up thy son. The seventh miracle (2Ki 2:15).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Call this Shunammite: 2Ki 4:12
Take up: 1Ki 17:23, Luk 7:15, Heb 11:35
Reciprocal: 2Ki 5:20 – Gehazi 2Ki 6:7 – Take it up Luk 9:42 – and delivered
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 4:36-37. When she was come in unto him Hebrew, come to him, namely, to the door of his chamber, where probably he met her with the joyful message. Then she went in Into his chamber: and after she had thrown herself at his feet, full of humility and gratitude, and reverencing him as an angel of God, she went to the bed, took up her son, and went out Publishing, no doubt, this wonderful work of God to all her family; who made it known abroad.