2 Kings 4:33

Green's Literal Translation

And he went in and shut the door on both of them, and prayed to Jehovah.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the Lord.

Hebrew Names Version
He went in therefore, and shut the door on them both, and prayed to the LORD.

King James Version
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord .

English Standard Version
So he went in and shut the door behind the two of them and prayed to the Lord .

New Century Version
Elisha entered the room and shut the door, so only he and the boy were in the room. Then he prayed to the Lord .

New English Translation
He went in by himself and closed the door. Then he prayed to the Lord .

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

New American Standard Bible
So he entered and shut the door behind them both, and he prayed to the LORD.

Geneva Bible (1587)
He went in therefore, and shut the doore vpon them twayne, and prayed vnto the Lord.

Legacy Standard Bible
So he entered and shut the door behind them both and prayed to Yahweh.

Contemporary English Version
He walked in, shut the door, and prayed to the Lord .

Complete Jewish Bible
He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed to Adonai .

Darby Translation
And he went in and shut the door upon them both, and prayed to Jehovah.

Easy-to-Read Version
Elisha went into the room and shut the door. He and the child were alone in the room now. Then he prayed to the Lord .

George Lamsa Translation
He went in therefore and shut the door upon the two of them, and prayed unto the LORD.

Good News Translation
He closed the door and prayed to the Lord .

Lexham English Bible
He went and closed the door behind the two of them and prayed to Yahweh.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he wete in, & shut the dore on the both, & made his prayer vnto the LORDE,

American Standard Version
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English
So he went in, and shutting the door on the two of them, made prayer to the Lord.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He went in therefore, & shut the doore vpon them twayne, & prayed vnto the Lorde,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.

King James Version (1611)
He went in therefore, and shut the doore vpon them twaine, and prayed vnto the Lord.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Elisaie went into the house, and shut the door upon themselves, the two, and prayed to the Lord.

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

Berean Standard Bible
So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he entride, and closide the dore on hym silf, and on the child; and preiede to the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
and he goeth in and shutteth the door upon them both, and prayeth unto Jehovah.

Update Bible Version
He went in therefore, and shut the door on both of them, and prayed to Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them both, and prayed to the LORD.

World English Bible
He went in therefore, and shut the door on them both, and prayed to Yahweh.

New King James Version
He went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.

New Living Translation
He went in alone and shut the door behind him and prayed to the Lord .

New Life Bible
So he went in and shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the Lord.

New Revised Standard
So he went in and closed the door on the two of them, and prayed to the Lord .

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he went in, and shut the door upon them two, - and prayed unto Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And going in, he shut the door upon him, and upon the child, and prayed to the Lord.

Revised Standard Version
So he went in and shut the door upon the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he entered and shut the door behind them both and prayed to the LORD.

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ And the boy grew, and the day came that he went out to his father, to the reapers. ¹⁹ And he said to his father, My head! My head! And he said to the young man, Carry him to his mother. ²⁰ And he carried him, and brought him to his mother. And he sat on her knees until noon, and died. ²¹ And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door on him, and went out. ²² And she called to her husband, and said, Please send to me one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I shall run to the man of God, and return. ²³ And he said, Why are you going to him today; it is neither new moon nor sabbath? And she said, Peace. ²⁴ And she saddled the ass and said to her young man, Lead on, and go. Do not hold back riding for me except I speak to you. ²⁵ And she went, and came to the man of God, to Mount Carmel. And it happened, when the man of God saw her from afar, he said to his young man Gehazi, Behold, The Shunammite! ²⁶ Now please run to meet her, and say to her, Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the boy? And she said, Well. ²⁷ And she came to the mountain to the man of God, and lay hold on his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away. But the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is bitter in her, and Jehovah has hidden it from me, andhas not told me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shut the door: 2 Kings 4:4, Matthew 6:6

prayed: 2 Kings 5:11, 2 Kings 6:17, 2 Kings 6:18, 2 Kings 6:20, 1 Kings 17:20, 1 Kings 17:21, 1 Kings 18:26, 1 Kings 18:27, John 11:41, John 11:42, Acts 9:40, James 5:13-18

Reciprocal: Hosea 9:8 - with Mark 5:40 - when Mark 7:33 - he took Mark 9:29 - by prayer John 11:43 - Lazarus James 5:14 - pray James 5:16 - The effectual

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Prayed - Prayer was the only remedy in such a case as this (compare the marginal reference and James 5:16), though it did not exclude the use of other means 2 Kings 4:34.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 33. Prayed unto the Lord. — He had no power of his own by which he could restore the child.