12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
12 He said to his servant Gehazi, "Call the Shunammite." So he called her, and she stood before him.
12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite." When he had called her, she stood before him.
12 Then he said to his servant Gehazi, "Tell the Shunammite woman I want to see her." He called her and she came to him.
12 Then he said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite woman." When he had called her, she stood before him.
12 He said to his servant Gehazi, "Tell the woman from Shunem I want to speak to her." When she appeared,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 4:12
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.