New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 4:20
20When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her 1lap until noon, and then died.
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
18When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19He said to his father, “My head, my head.” And he said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her lap until noon, and then died. 21She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door behind him and went out. 22Then she called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and return.”
Read all of 2 Kings 42 Kings 4:20 word by word
וַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּ וַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּ אֶל־אִמּ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב עַל־בִּרְכֶּ֛יהָ עַד־הַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִם וַיָּמֹֽת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:20
- Isaiah 49:15“Can a woman forget her nursing child And have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.
- Isaiah 66:13As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”
- Luke 7:12Now as He approached the gate of the city, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her.
- Genesis 22:2He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.”
- Genesis 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a varicolored tunic.
- 1 Kings 17:17Now it came about after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
- Ezekiel 24:16“Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the desire of your eyes with a blow; but you shall not mourn and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not come.
- Luke 2:35and a sword will pierce even your own soul--to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”
- John 11:3So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom 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
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- 1. 2 Kings 4:20 Lit knees ↩
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
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