11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
11 One day when Elisha came, he went up to his room and lay down there.
11 One day he came there, and he turned into the chamber and rested there.
11 And so it happened that the next time Elisha came by he went to the room and lay down for a nap.
11 And it happened one day that he came there, and he turned in to the upper room and lay down there.
11 One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to this upper room to rest.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 4:11
Commentary on 2 Kings 4:8-17
(Read 2 Kings 4:8-17)
Elisha was well thought of by the king of Israel for his late services; a good man can take as much pleasure in serving others, as in raising himself. But the Shunammite needed not any good offices of this kind. It is a happiness to dwell among our own people, that love and respect us, and to whom we are able to do good. It would be well with many, if they did but know when they are really well off. The Lord sees the secret wish which is suppressed in obedience to his will, and he will hear the prayers of his servants in behalf of their benefactors, by sending unasked-for and unexpected mercies; nor must the professions of men of God be supposed to be delusive like those of men of the world.