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2 Kings 4:18–20

Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son

18 When the child had grown, he went out one day to his father among the reapers. 19 And he said to his father, “Oh, nmy head, my head!” The father said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 And when he had lifted him and brought him to his mother, the child sat on her lap till noon, and then he died.

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2 Kings 4:18–20 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 The child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the reapers. 19 He said to his father, “My head! My head!”

His father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 After the servant had lifted him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.

2 Kings 4:18–20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

2 Kings 4:18–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 One day when her child was older, he went out to help his father, who was working with the harvesters. 19 Suddenly he cried out, “My head hurts! My head hurts!”

His father said to one of the servants, “Carry him home to his mother.”

20 So the servant took him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But around noontime he died.

2 Kings 4:18–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 And the child grew. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. 19 And he said to his father, “My head, my head!”

So he said to a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

2 Kings 4:18–20 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 The boy grew up and one day went out to his father, who was with the grain harvesters. 19 The boy said to his father, “My head! My head!”

The father said to his servant, “Take him to his mother!” 20 The servant took him to his mother, and he lay on his mother’s lap until noon. Then he died.

2 Kings 4:18–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 his servant, 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.

2 Kings 4:18–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 And the child grew, and it came to pass one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19 And he said to his father, My head, my head! And he said to the servant, Carry him to his mother. 20 And he carried him, and brought him to his mother; and he sat on her knees till noon, and died.

2 Kings 4:18–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 Several years later the boy went to his father, who was with the harvest workers. 19 ⸤Suddenly,⸥ he said to his father, “My head! My head!” 

The father told his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 

20 The servant picked him up and brought him to his mother. The boy sat on her lap until noon, when he died.

2 Kings 4:18–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 The child grew and one day went out to his father and the harvesters. 19 Suddenly he complained to his father, “My head! My head!”

His father told his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 So he picked him up and took him to his mother. The child sat on her lap until noon and then died.

2 Kings 4:18–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 When the child was older, he went out one day to his father among the reapers. 19 He complained to his father, “Oh, my head, my head!” The father said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 He carried him and brought him to his mother; the child sat on her lap until noon, and he died.

2 Kings 4:18–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 The child grew older, and it happened one day that he went out to his father and to the reapers. 19 Then he said to his father, “My head, my head!” So he said to the servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 So they carried him and brought him to his mother; he sat on her lap until noon and then died.

2 Kings 4:18–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 The child grew. One day he went out to get his father. His father was with those who were gathering the crops.

19 The boy said to his father, “My head hurts! It really hurts!”

His father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 The servant lifted the boy up. He carried him to his mother.

The boy sat on her lap until noon. Then he died.

2 Kings 4:18–20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father to the reapers.

19 He said to his father, “My head, my head.” And he said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.”

20 When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her lap until noon, and then died.


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