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Then he returned, and walked in the house once back and forth; and went up, and stretched himself on him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
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Elisha's Earnest Prayer
Commentators note that Elisha's walking "to and fro" was not a casual stroll. It indicated his intense emotional state, deep meditation, and fervent prayer as he waited for God to act. This physical expression of his spiritual struggle serves as a model for earnest intercession.
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19th Century
Anglican
He returned. —From the bed.
Walked in the house to and fro. —Or, in the chamber. Elisha’s walking…
Baptist
Her heart was too full for speech just then, so she took up her son, and went out.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then he returned and walked in the house to and fro Left the chamber, and came down to the house where the family ch…
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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 …
