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2 Kings 4:19–21

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. 21 She carried him up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and left him there.

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2 Kings 4:19–21 — The New International Version (NIV)

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. 21 She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and went out.

2 Kings 4:19–21 — English Standard Version (ESV)

19 And he said to his father, “Oh, my 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. 21 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God and shut the door behind him and went out.

2 Kings 4:19–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

2 Kings 4:19–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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

2 Kings 4:19–21 — New Century Version (NCV)

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. 21 So she took him up and laid him on Elisha’s bed. Then she shut the door and left.

2 Kings 4:19–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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. 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.

2 Kings 4:19–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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. 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.

2 Kings 4:19–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 21 She took him upstairs and laid him on the bed of the man of God, left ⸤the room⸥, and shut the door behind her.

2 Kings 4:19–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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. 21 Then she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut him in, and left.

2 Kings 4:19–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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. 21 She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, closed the door on him, and left.

2 Kings 4:19–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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. 21 She went up, laid him on the bed of the man of God, closed the door, and went out behind it.

2 Kings 4:19–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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. 21 She went up to the room on the roof. There she laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out.

2 Kings 4:19–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.

21 She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door behind him and went out.


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