2 Kings 4:20
And, when he had carried him, and brought him in unto his mother, he sat on her knees until noon, and then died.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God,—and shut him in, and then went out.
Cross References
Genesis 22:2And he said—Take, I pray thee, thy son, thine only one, whom thou lovest, even, Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah and cause him to ascend there as an ascending-sacrifice, on one of the mountains which I shall name unto thee.
Genesis 37:5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they went on yet more to hate him.
Isaiah 49:15Can, a woman, forget, her sucking child, Past taking compassion on the son of her womb? Even these, may forget, Yet will, I, not forget, thee:
Ezekiel 24:16Son of Man Behold me! taking away from thee the delight of thine eyes, with a stroke,- But thou shall not lament Neither shalt thou weep, Neither shall come—thy tears:
Luke 7:12Now, as he drew near unto the gate of the city, then lo! there was being brought forth, one dead, the only-begotten son of his mother,—and, she, was a widow; and, a considerable multitude of the city, 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 →