2 Kings 4:10-11

4:10 Let’s make a small private upper room and furnish it with a bed, table, chair, and lamp. When he visits us, he can stay there.”

4:11 One day Elisha came for a visit; he went into the upper room and rested.


tn Heb “a small upper room of a wall”; according to HALOT 832 s.v. עֲלִיָּה, this refers to “a fully walled upper room.”

tn Heb “and let’s put there for him.”

tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “turned aside.”

tn Or “slept there.”