SEV Biblia, Chapter 4:29
Entonces dijo él a Giezi: Ciñe tus lomos, y toma mi bordón en tu mano, y ve; y si alguno te encontrare, no lo saludes; y si alguno te saludare, no le respondas; y pondrás mi bordón sobre el rostro del niño.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 4:29
Verse 29. Salute him not] Make all the haste thou possibly canst, and lay my staff on the face of the child; he probably thought that it might be a case of mere suspended animation or a swoon, and that laying the staff on the face of the child might act as a stimulus to excite the animal motions.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 29. Then he said to Gehazi, gird up thy loins , etc.] His loose and long garments about him, that he might make quicker dispatch in travelling: and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way ; not for the sake of travelling with it, but for an end after mentioned: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again ; that so no time may be lost: and lay my staff upon the face of the child ; he not intending when he said this to go himself, but at the time, as near as he could, when this action was performed, would pray to God to restore life to the child; for he could not imagine that by this bare action it could be done.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 18-37 - Here is the sudden death of the child. All the mother's tendernes cannot keep alive a child of promise, a child of prayer, one given in love. But how admirably does the prudent, pious mother, guard her lip under this sudden affliction! Not one peevish word escapes from her Such confidence had she of God's goodness, that she was ready to believe that he would restore what he had now taken away. O woman great is thy faith! He that wrought it, would not disappoint it. The sorrowful mother begged leave of her husband to go to the prophet a once. She had not thought it enough to have Elisha's help sometimes in her own family, but, though a woman of rank, attended on publi worship. It well becomes the men of God, to inquire about the welfar of their friends and their families. The answer was, It is well. All well, and yet the child dead in the house! Yes! All is well that God does; all is well with them that are gone, if they are gone to heaven and all well with us that stay behind, if, by the affliction, we ar furthered in our way thither. When any creature-comfort is taken from us, it is well if we can say, through grace, that we did not set ou hearts too much upon it; for if we did, we have reason to fear it wa given in anger, and taken away in wrath. Elisha cried unto God in faith; and the beloved son was restored alive to his mother. Those wh would convey spiritual life to dead souls, must feel deeply for their case, and labour fervently in prayer for them. Though the ministe cannot give Divine life to his fellow-sinners, he must use every means with as much earnestness as if he could do so.
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 לגיחזי 1522 חגר 2296 מתניך 4975 וקח 3947 משׁענתי 4938 בידך 3027 ולך 1980 כי 3588 תמצא 4672 אישׁ 376 לא 3808 תברכנו 1288 וכי 3588 יברכך 1288 אישׁ 376 לא 3808 תעננו 6030 ושׂמת 7760 משׁענתי 4938 על 5921 פני 6440 הנער׃ 5288
