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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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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 4:35
19th Century
Bishop
He returned. —From the bed.
Walked in the house to and fro. —Or, in the chamber. Elisha’s walking…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Kings 4:35–37
19th Century
Preacher
Her heart was too full for speech just then, so she took up her son, and went out.
John Gill
On 2 Kings 4:35
17th Century
Pastor
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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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 …