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2 Kings 4

2 Kings 4:19

Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son · 2 Kings 4:18–37
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Translations

Modern
“My head! My head!” he complained to his father. So his father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.”
Traditional
And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
Literal
And he said to his father, “My head! My head!” And he said to a servant, “Carry him to his mother.”
Latin
…ait patri suo: Caput meum doleo, caput meum doleo. At ille dixit puero: Tolle, et duc eum ad matrem suam.

Original

Hebrew
English
“My head! My head!” he complained to his father. So his father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.”

Notes

2 Kings 4:18–20

My head! My head!: The boy may have suffered a sudden brain illness, such as an aneurysm. His mother’s faith and character were tested when he died suddenly while sitting on her lap.

2 Kings 4:8–37

Elisha's interactions with the woman from Shunem are shown in two similar parts (2 Kings 4:8–20, 21–37). Shunem was a border town in the land given to the tribe of Issachar (Joshua 19:18).

Theme notes and profiles

Elijah Elisha

Events

Parallels

Acts 20:7–12

Glossary

Elisha Habakkuk (Person) Kings, Books of First and Second Resurrection Sons of the Prophets

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Resignation in The Shunammite Woman Children: Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents by Elisha Diseases: Sunstroke Elisha: Miracles of Raises the Son of the Shunammite Woman from the Dead Head: Liable to Internal Disease Miracles: Catalogue of Raises the Shunammite Woman's Child Parents: Good - Exemplified: Shunammite Shunammite: A Woman Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha, and Whose Son he Raised to Life Sunstroke: General Scriptures Concerning The Sun: The Rays of Frequently Destructive to Human Life Women: The Shunammite Woman, Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha