2 Kings 4:20

2 Kings 4:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
• New International Version (NIV)After the servant had lifted him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he had lifted him and brought him to his mother, the child sat on her lap till noon, and then he died.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

Context of 2 Kings 4:20

18And the child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the harvesters. 19“My head! My head!” he complained to his father. So his father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” After the servant had picked him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died. 21And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out. 22And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.”

2 Kings 4:20 word by word

וַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּ וַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּ אֶל־אִמּ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב עַל־בִּרְכֶּ֛יהָ עַד־הַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִם וַיָּמֹֽת׃Read the interlinear

• After the servant had picked him upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• and carried himבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• his motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• her lapבֶּ֫רֶךְberek · kneeH1290
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• noonצֹ֫הַרtsôhar · middayH6672
• and then he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:20

• Isaiah 49:15“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!
• Isaiah 66:13As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
• Luke 7:12As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
• Genesis 22:2“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
• Genesis 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.
• 1 Kings 17:17Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.
• Ezekiel 24:16“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.
• Luke 2:35so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed— and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”
• John 11:3So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

Commentaries on 2 Kings 4:20

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-37Verses 18-37 Here is the sudden death of the child. All the mother's tenderness cannot keep alive a child of promise, a child of prayer, one given in love. But how admirably does the prudent, pious mother, guard her lips under this sudden affliction! Not one peevish word escapes from her. Such confidence had she of God's goodness, that she was ready to believe that he would restore what he had now taken away. O woman, great is thy faith! He that wrought…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-20My head! My head!: The boy may have suffered a sudden brain illness, such as an aneurysm. His mother’s faith and character were tested when he died suddenly while sitting on her lap.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 4:20

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Children
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• Miracles
• Shunammite
• Women

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Commentaries on 2 Kings 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings