16. Then Elisha said, “About this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.”The woman said, “No, master, man of God, don’t lie to me, your servant!”
17. But the woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son at that time the next year, just as Elisha had told her.
18. The boy grew up and one day went out to his father, who was with the grain harvesters.
19. The boy said to his father, “My head! My head!”The father said to his servant, “Take him to his mother!”
20. The servant took him to his mother, and he lay on his mother’s lap until noon. Then he died.
21. So she took him up and laid him on Elisha’s bed. Then she shut the door and left.
22. She called to her husband, “Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys. Then I can go quickly to the man of God and return.”
23. The husband said, “Why do you want to go to him today? It isn’t the New Moon or the Sabbath day.”She said, “It will be all right.”
24. Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, “Lead on. Don’t slow down for me unless I tell you.”
25. So she went to Elisha, the man of God, at Mount Carmel.When he saw her coming from far away, he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, there’s the Shunammite woman!
26. Run to meet her and ask, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is the boy all right?’ ”She answered, “Everything is all right.”
27. Then she came to Elisha at the hill and grabbed his feet. Gehazi came near to pull her away, but Elisha said to him, “Leave her alone. She’s very upset, and the Lord has not told me about it. He has hidden it from me.”
28. She said, “Master, did I ask you for a son? Didn’t I tell you not to lie to me?”
29. Then Elisha said to Gehazi, “Get ready. Take my walking stick in your hand and go quickly. If you meet anyone, don’t say hello. If anyone greets you, don’t respond. Lay my walking stick on the boy’s face.”
30. The boy’s mother said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I won’t leave you!” So Elisha got up and followed her.
31. Gehazi went on ahead and laid the walking stick on the boy’s face, but the boy did not talk or move. Then Gehazi went back to meet Elisha. “The boy has not awakened,” he said.
32. When Elisha came into the house, the boy was lying dead on his bed.
33. Elisha entered the room and shut the door, so only he and the boy were in the room. Then he prayed to the Lord.