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30 At this, the youngster’s mother replied, “As long as you and the Lord live, I’m not leaving you!” So he got up and followed her.

31 Meanwhile, Gehazi went on ahead of them and placed the staff on the youngster’s face, but when there was no sound or reaction, he returned, met Elisha,[a] and told him, “The youngster has shown no sign of awakening.”

32 When Elisha entered the house, there was the youngster, dead and laid out on Elisha’s[b] bed!

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 4:31 Lit. him
  2. 2 Kings 4:32 Lit. his