2 Kings 4:20

And he carried him to his mother, and he lay upon her knees till noon, and died.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

In Context

19that he said to his father, My head, my head. And his father said to a servant, Carry him to his mother.

21And she carried him up and laid him on the bed of the man of God; and she shut the door upon him, and went out.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:2And he said, Take thy son, the beloved one, whom thou hast loved—Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there for a whole burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Genesis 37:5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.

Isaiah 49:15Will a woman forget her child, so as not to have compassion upon the offspring of her womb? but if a woman should even forget these, yet I will not forget thee, saith the Lord.

Ezekiel 24:16Son of man, behold I take from thee the desire of thine eyes by violence: thou shalt not lament, neither shalt thou weep.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 4:19-38

The Death of the Shunammite's Son; The Shunammite's Son Restored. ( b. c. 887.) 18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. 22 And she called unto her… Read the whole commentary →

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