Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 4:26

"run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well." — 2 Kings 4:26 (ASV)

Run now, I pray thee, to meet her. —This perhaps indicates the respect in which Elisha held the Shunammite. But it may denote surprise and apprehension at an unusual visit. Therefore, the inquiries about each member of the family.

It is well. —She said this merely to avoid further explanation. She would open her grief to the prophet’s own ear, and to no one else.