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2 Kings 4:18–20

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18And the child grew. And on a certain day, when he went out to his father to the reapers,

19He said to his father: My head acheth, my head acheth. But he said to his servant. Take him, and carry him to his mother.

20And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, she sat him on her knees, until noon, and then he died.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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

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

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 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.