New International Version
2 Kings 4:20
20After the servant had lifted him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)So the servant took him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But around noontime he died.
Context of 2 Kings 4:20
18The child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the reapers. 19He said to his father, “My head! My head!” His father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 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. 21She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and went out. 22She called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and a donkey so I can go to the man of God quickly and 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 49:15“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!
- Isaiah 66:13As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”
- Luke 7:12As he approached the town gate, a dead person was 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 22:2Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”
- Genesis 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an ornate robe for him.
- 1 Kings 17:17Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing.
- Ezekiel 24:16“Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.
- Luke 2:35so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
- 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
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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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