^{27 Ref} And when she came to where the man of God was on the hill, she put her hands round his feet; and Gehazi came near with the purpose of pushing her away; but the man of God said, Let her be, for her soul is bitter in her; and the Lord has kept it secret from me, and has not given me word of it.

^{28 Ref} Then she said, Did I make a request to my lord for a son? did I not say, Do not give me false words?

^{29 Ref} Then he said to Gehazi, Make yourself ready, and take my stick in your hand, and go: if you come across anyone on the way, give him no blessing, and if anyone gives you a blessing, give him no answer. And put my stick on the child's face.

^{30 Ref} But the mother of the child said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not go back without you. So he got up and went with her.

^{31 Ref} And Gehazi went on before them and put the stick on the child's face; but there was no voice, and no one gave attention. So he went back, and meeting him gave him the news, saying, The child is not awake.

^{32 Ref} And when Elisha came into the house he saw the child dead, stretched on his bed.

^{33 Ref} So he went in, and shutting the door on the two of them, made prayer to the Lord.

^{34 Ref} Then he got up on the bed, stretching himself out on the child, and put his mouth on the child's mouth, his eyes on his eyes and his hands on his hands; and the child's body became warm.

^{35 Ref} Then he came back, and after walking once through the house and back, he went up, stretching himself out on the child seven times; and the child's eyes became open.

^{36 Ref} And he gave orders to Gehazi, and said, Send for the Shunammite. And she came in answer to his voice. And he said, Take up your son.

^{37 Ref} And she came in, and went down on her face to the earth at his feet; then she took her son in her arms and went out.