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2Ki 4:33 King James He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Prayed - Prayer was the only remedy in such a case as this (compare the marginal reference and Jam 5:16), though it did not exclude the use of other means Kg2 4:34.
 
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34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.