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2 Kings 4:20

Death and lossGriefParents and children

18 And the child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the harvesters.

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

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.

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

22 And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.”

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BSB
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.
KJV
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
WEB
When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees until noon, and then died.
ASV
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
DARBY
And he carried him, and brought him to his mother; and he sat on her knees till noon, and died.
BLB
And he lifted him and brought him to his mother, and he sat on her knees until the noon, and he died.
ÅB
Og han tok ham og bar ham hjem til hans mor, og han satt på hennes kne til om middagen; da døde han.
OTB
Da han hadde båret ham og brakt ham til hans mor, satt han på hennes fang til middag, og så døde han.
B1930
Og han tok ham og bar ham hjem til hans mor, og han satt på hennes kne til om middagen; da døde han.

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Cross references

  • Luke 7:12

    As 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.

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  • John 11:5

    Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

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  • John 11:3

    So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

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  • John 11:14

    So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,

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  • 1 Kings 17:17

    Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.

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  • 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.”

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  • Isaiah 66:13

    As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”

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  • Genesis 37:5

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

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