World English Bible
2 Kings 4:18
“When the child was grown, it happened one day that he went out to his father to the reapers.”
Verse in context — 2 Kings 4
16
He said, "At this season, when the time comes around, you will embrace a son." She said, "No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid.
17
The woman conceived, and bore a son at that season, when the time came around, as Elisha had said to her.
18
When the child was grown, it happened one day that he went out to his father to the reapers.
19
He said to his father, "My head! My head!" 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 knees until noon, and then died.
About 2 Kings
The decline of both kingdoms, leading to exile in Assyria and Babylon.
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