Elisha Purifies the Pot of Potage

Elisha said to Gahazi, good up your loins and take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, do not salute him. And if anyone salutes you, do not reply and lay my staff upon the face of the child. When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. So he went in and shut the door upon the two of them and prayed to the Lord. Then he got up again and walked once back and forth in the house and went up and stretched himself upon him. The child sneezed seven times and the child opened his eyes. He was then called Shunamite by