After the servant had picked him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.
We may well suppose that, after the birth of this son, the prophet was doubly welcome to the good Shunammite. He had thought himself indebted to her, but henceforth, as long as she lives, she will think herself in his debt, and that she can never do too much for him.
Commenting on 2 Kings 4:18-37
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother,.... The lad led him home, and delivered him to his mother: he sat on her knees till noon, and then died; out of her great affection, she took him on her knees, and laid his head in her bosom to sooth the pain, and in this posture he continued until the middle of...
2Ki 4:18-20 But even the faith of the pious woman was soon to be put to the test, and to be confirmed by a still more glorious revelation of the omnipotence of the Lord, who works through the medium of His prophets.
Commenting on 2 Kings 4:18-20