27. But when she reached the man of God on the mountain, she clasped his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the man of God said: “Let her alone, she is in bitter anguish; the Lord hid it from me and did not let me know.”
28. She said, “Did I ask my lord for a son? Did I not say, ‘Do not mislead me’?”
29. He said to Gehazi, “Get ready for a journey. Take my staff with you and be off; if you meet anyone, give no greeting, and if anyone greets you, do not answer. Lay my staff upon the boy.”
30. But the boy’s mother cried out: “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not release you.” So he started back with her.
31. Meanwhile, Gehazi had gone on ahead and had laid the staff upon the boy, but there was no sound, no response. He returned to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.”
32. When Elisha reached the house, he found the boy dead, lying on the bed.
33. He went in, closed the door on them both, and prayed to the Lord.