New English Translation
2 Kings 4:20
20So he picked him up and took him to his mother. He sat on her lap 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
18The boy grew and one day he went out to see his father who was with the harvest workers. 19He said to his father, “My head! My head!” His father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” So he picked him up and took him to his mother. He sat on her lap until noon and then died. 21She went up and laid him down on the prophet’s bed. She shut the door behind her and left. 22She called to her husband, “Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so I can go see the prophet quickly and then return.”
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וַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּ וַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּ אֶל־אִמּ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב עַל־בִּרְכֶּ֛יהָ עַד־הַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִם וַיָּמֹֽת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:20
- Isaiah 49:15Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!
- Isaiah 66:13As a mother consoles a child, so I will console you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
- Luke 7:12As he approached the town gate, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother (who was a widow), and a large crowd from the town was with her.
- Genesis 22:2God said, “Take your son – your only son, whom you love, Isaac – and go to the land of Moriah! Offer him up there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will indicate to you.”
- Genesis 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was a son born to him late in life, and he made a special tunic for him.
- 1 Kings 17:17After this the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe.
- Ezekiel 24:16“Son of man, realize that I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a jolt, but you must not mourn or weep or shed tears.
- Luke 2:35Indeed, as a result of him the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed – and a sword will pierce your own soul as well!”
- John 11:3So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, look, 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
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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
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