Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and Jehovah hath hid it from me, and hath not told me." — 2 Kings 4:27 (ASV)
To the hill. —Probably to the summit.
She caught him by the feet. — She laid hold of (clasped) his feet. Assuming the posture of a humble and urgent suppliant, and no doubt pouring out a flood of passionate entreaties for help.
But (and) Gehazi came near to thrust her away. —He thought her vehemence a trespass upon the dignity of his master. (John 4:27.)
The Lord hath hid it from me. —Supernatural knowledge of every event was not a characteristic of the gift of prophecy. (Compare to 2 Samuel 7:3 and following for a somewhat similar case of ignorance on the part of a prophet.)