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She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut [the door] on him, and went out.
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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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19th Century
Anglican
Laid him on the bed of the man of God. —She wished to keep the death secret, and the corpse inviolate, during her intende…
Baptist
She did not tell him her errand; she wished to keep the trouble to herself for a while.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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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Presbyterian
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 …
