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2 Kings 4:20

Death and lossGriefParents and children

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.

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 husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

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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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  • Luke 7:12

    Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city 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

    Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

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  • John 11:14

    Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

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  • 1 Kings 17:17

    And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

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  • Genesis 22:2

    And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

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  • Isaiah 66:13

    As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

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  • Genesis 37:5

    And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

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