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An Act of Quiet Purpose
Commentators agree that the woman's first action was practical and purposeful. By placing her son in the prophet's room and shutting the door, she was intentionally keeping the death a secret from her husband and household. This prevented immediate grief and burial, buying her time to seek help from Elisha.
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 4:21
19th Century
Bishop
Laid him on the bed of the man of God. —She wished to keep the death secret, and the corpse inviolate, during her intende…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Kings 4:21–22
19th Century
Preacher
She did not tell him her errand; she wished to keep the trouble to herself for a while.
John Gill
On 2 Kings 4:21
17th Century
Pastor
And she went up
Into the little chamber built for the prophet:
and laid him on the bed of the man…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 4:18–37
17th Century
Minister
Here is the sudden death of the child. All the mother's tenderness cannot keep alive a child of promise, a child of prayer, one given in love. But …