Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon him; and the flesh of the child waxed warm." — 2 Kings 4:34 (ASV)
He went up. —Upon the bed (2 Kings 1:6).
And lay upon the child. —Compare to 1 Kings 17:21. What is hinted at there is described here (Thenius).
Stretched himself upon the child. — Bowed himself. So Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate (Compare to 1 Kings 18:42). This expression summarizes the preceding details.
The flesh of the child became warm. — The life of the Divine Spirit which was in Elisha was miraculously imparted by contact to the lifeless body .