4:8 Shunem. The village of Shunem was in the territory of Isaachar, near Jezreel. The woman of Shunem was “great” in the sense of being prosperous and highly regarded by the people of the region.

4:10 a little chamber. This narrative is the origin of the term “prophet’s chamber,” applied to small apartments maintained by churches or individual Christians for use by visiting evangelists and Bible teachers.