And when... thou shalt shut. — And go in and shut the door. The object was to avoid disturbance from without; perhaps, also, because publicity was undesirable in the case of such a miracle. (Comp. our Lord’s injunction of secrecy on those whom He healed, and His exclusion of the people, in Luke 8:51; Luke 8:54.)
Thou shalt set aside. — By the help of thy sons (2 Kings 4:5-6).