17. And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that appointed time in the next year as Elisha had said to her.
18. And the child grew, and it came to pass one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
19. And he said to his father, My head, my head! And he said to the servant, Carry him to his mother.
20. And he carried him, and brought him to his mother; and he sat on her knees till noon, and died.
21. And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God and shut the door upon him, and went out.
22. And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I will run to the man of God and come again.
23. And he said, Why wilt thou go to him to-day? It is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It is well.
24. Then she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Drive and go forward; slack not the riding for me, except I bid thee.
25. And she went and came to the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, there is the Shunammite:
26. run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she said, It is well.