8. One day Elisha went to Shunem, where an important woman lived. She begged Elisha to stay and eat. So every time Elisha passed by, he stopped there to eat.
9. The woman said to her husband, “I know that this is a holy man of God who passes by our house all the time.
10. Let’s make a small room on the roof and put a bed in the room for him. We can put a table, a chair, and a lampstand there. Then when he comes by, he can stay there.”
11. One day Elisha came to the woman’s house. After he went to his room and rested,
12. he said to his servant Gehazi, “Call the Shunammite woman.”When the servant had called her, she stood in front of him.
13. Elisha had told his servant, “Now say to her, ‘You have gone to all this trouble for us. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak to the king or the commander of the army for you?’ ”She answered, “I live among my own people.”