When a woman's young son died, she got her donkey made the all-day trip from her home in Shunem to Mount Carmel to find the prophet Elisha. He returns to her home and brings the dead boy to life.
She had been infertile, when Elisha predicted she would have a child.
Highlights from 2 Kings 4
When the boy grew older, he went out in the fields where his father was working.He told his father, “I have a terrible headache!” The father told one of his workers, “Carry this boy back to his mother right away.”The worker carried the child back. And the boy lay on his mother's lap until about noon, when he died.The woman took the boy up to Elisha’s guest room. She lay him on the bed, closed the door, and left.
The mother races to Mount Carmel
She told her husband, “Send me one of the servants. I want a donkey. I'm going to visit the holy man, then I'll be back.”Her husband said, “Why would you go there today? This isn't the Sabbath or the New Moon Festival. ” She didn’t argue. All she said was “Shalom.”...But when she reached Elisha on the mountain, she grabbed him by his feet...She told Elisha, “As sure as you and the LORD are alive, I'm not leaving here without you.” Elisha got up and they all left...
Elisha brings dead boy to boy
When Elisha reached the house, he saw the child lying dead on the bed.Elisha went in the room and shut the door on the other two. He prayed to the LORD. Then he climbed onto the bed and on top of the boy. Elisha put his mouth on the boy's mouth. And he lay with his eyes above the boy's eyes and his hands on the boy's hands. The boy grew warm again.
Seven sneezes and alive again
Elisha got off the bed and walked around the room a bit. Then he lay on the boy once more. The child sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.Elisha called in Gehazi and said, “Bring the woman from Shunem in here.” So Gehazi called her in. When she stepped into the room, Elisha said, “Here's your boy. You can take him." The woman dropped at Elisha’s feet and bowed, with her face to the ground. Then she got up and took her son and left.
