New Living Translation
2 Kings 4:20
20So the servant took him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But around noontime 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.
- 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
18One day when her child was older, he went out to help his father, who was working with the harvesters. 19Suddenly he cried out, “My head hurts! My head hurts!” His father said to one of the servants, “Carry him home to his mother.” So the servant took him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But around noontime he died. 21She carried him up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and left him there. 22She sent a message to her husband: “Send one of the servants and a donkey so that I can hurry to the man of God and come right back.”
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וַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּ וַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּ אֶל־אִמּ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב עַל־בִּרְכֶּ֛יהָ עַד־הַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִם וַיָּמֹֽת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:20
- Isaiah 49:15“Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you!
- Isaiah 66:13I will comfort you there in Jerusalem as a mother comforts her child.”
- Luke 7:12A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her.
- Genesis 22:2“Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
- Genesis 37:3Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day Jacob had a special gift made for Joseph—a beautiful robe.
- 1 Kings 17:17Some time later the woman’s son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died.
- Ezekiel 24:16“Son of man, with one blow I will take away your dearest treasure. Yet you must not show any sorrow at her death. Do not weep; let there be no tears.
- Luke 2:35As a result, the deepest thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your very soul.”
- John 11:3So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very 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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