2 Kings 8:5

And it came to passe as he was telling the King how hee had restored a dead body to life, that behold, the woman whose sonne he had restored to life, cryed to the King for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord O king, this is the woman, and this is her sonne, whom Elisha restored to life. 2 Kings 8:5 (KJV)

The supplied verse presents a scene in which a woman, whose son has been revived, petitions the king for the restoration of her house and land, while a servant identifies her and the child as those whom the prophet Elisha has raised from the dead. However, a careful comparison with the canonical narrative reveals a significant discrepancy. The well‑known account of Elisha’s miracle involving the Shunammite woman and her son is recorded in 2 Kings 4:18‑37. In that passage the woman’s son dies, Elisha prays, and the child is restored to life; the story does not involve a king, a plea for property, nor does Gehazi speak about the event. Moreover, the dialogue in the supplied quotation attributes the identification to Gehazi, a figure who in the biblical text is associated with other incidents but never with this miracle.

The divergence suggests that the quotation does not correspond to any extant biblical passage. It may represent a later tradition, a paraphrase, or a textual conflation that blends elements of the Shunammite narrative with a royal setting. Readers should therefore treat the verse with caution, recognizing that the core miracle—Elisha raising a dead child—is authentic, while the surrounding details about a king’s audience and a property plea are not found in the canonical account. Understanding this distinction helps maintain fidelity to the biblical record and prevents the inadvertent introduction of non‑biblical material into study or teaching.

In summary, while the verse text itself describes a dramatic appeal to a monarch and a servant’s testimony, scholarly observation confirms that the historical Elisha narrative is confined to 2 Kings 4, lacking the royal audience and property request. This awareness safeguards accurate interpretation and respects the integrity of the scriptural witness.