2 Kings 4:20

After the servant had picked him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.

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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

19“My head! My head!” he complained to his father. So his father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.”

21And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:2“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”

Genesis 37:5Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

Isaiah 49:15“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!

Ezekiel 24:16“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.

Luke 7:12As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

John 11:5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

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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