2 Kings 4:30-32

Expanded Bible

³⁰ The boy’s mother said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I won’t leave you [^Cto return home]!” So Elisha got up and followed her.

³¹ Gehazi went on ahead and laid the ·walking stick [staff] on the boy’s face, but the boy did not talk or ·move [respond]. Then Gehazi went back to meet Elisha. “The boy has not awakened,” he said.

³² When Elisha came into the house, the boy was lying dead on ·his [Elisha’s] bed.