He went up. — Upon the bed (2 Kings 1:6).
And lay upon the child. — Comp. 1 Kings 17:21. What is hinted at there is described here (Thenius).
Stretched himself upon the child. — Bowed himself. So LXX., Syriac, and Vulg. (Comp. 1 Kings 18:42.) This expression summarises the preceding details.
The flesh of the child waxed warm. — The life of the Divine Spirit which was in Elisha was miraculously imparted by contact to the lifeless body. (Comp. Genesis 2:7.)