2 Kings 4:33

Wycliffe Bible

And he entride, and closide the dore on hym silf, and on the child; and preiede to the Lord.

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.

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

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.

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 Sotheli the child encreeside; and whanne sum day was, and the child was goon out, and yede to his fadir, ¹⁹ and to the repers, he seide to his fadir, Myn heed akith, myn heed akith. And he seide to a child, Take, and lede hym to his modir. ²⁰ And whanne he hadde take, and hadde brouyt hym to his modir, sche settide hym on hir knees `til to myddai, and he was deed. <sup>21</sup> Sotheli she stiede, and leide hym on the litil bed of the man of God, and closide the dore. <sup>22</sup> And sche yede out, and clepide hir hosebonde, and seide, Y biseche, sende thou with me oon of the children, and an asse, and Y schal renne out `til to the man of God, and Y schal turne ayen. ²³ And he seide to hir, For what cause goist thou to hym? to dai ben not calendis, nether sabat. And she answeride, Y schal go. ²⁴ And sche sadlide the asse, and comaundide to the child, Dryue thou, and haaste; make thou not tariyng to me in goyng, and do thou this thing which Y comaunde to thee. ²⁵ Therfor sche yede forth, and cam to the man of God, in to the hil of Carmele. And whanne the man of God hadde seyn hir euene ayen, he seide to Giezi, his child, Lo! thilke Sunamyte; go thou therfor in to the metyng of hir, ²⁶ and seie thou to hir, Whether it is doon riytfuli aboute thee, and aboute thin hosebonde, and aboute thi sone? And sche answeride, Riytfuli. ²⁷ And whanne sche hadde come to the man of God, in to the hil, sche took his feet; and Giezi neiyede, that he schulde remoue hir. And the man of God seide, Suffre thou hir; for hir soule is in bitternesse, and the Lord helde priuy fro me, and schewide not to 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.