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II Kings 4:Verse 20

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

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What Does II Kings 4:20 Mean?

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"The account of the mother holding the child on her knees until noon and his subsequent death marks the total collapse of human hope. The "embrace" pro..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

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

American Standard Version
ASV

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

American King James Version
AKJV

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

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And he took him in to his mother, and she took him on her knees and kept him there till the middle of the day, when his life went from him.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and he beareth him, and bringeth him in unto his mother, and he sitteth on her knees till the noon, and dieth.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

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

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

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

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

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

Darby Translation
Darby

And he carried him, and brought him to his mother; and he sat on her knees till noon, and died.

Webster Bible
Webster

And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and [then] died.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And hee tooke him and brought him to his mother, and hee sate on her knees till noone, and dyed.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

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

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And, when he had carried him, and brought him in unto his mother, he sat on her knees until noon, and then died.

Literal Translation
LITV

And he carried him, and brought him to his mother. And he sat on her knees until noon, and died.

Modern King James
MKJV

And he carried him and brought him to his mother And he sat on her knees until noon and died.

Updated King James
UKJV

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

Lexham English Bible
LEB

So they carried him and brought him to his mother; he sat on her lap until noon and then died.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

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

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

But when he had taken him, and he had led him to his mother, she placed him upon her knees, until midday, and then he died.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

After the servant had picked him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.

Revised Webster
RWebster

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And whanne he hadde take, and hadde brouyt hym to his modir, sche settide hym on hir knees `til to myddai, and he was deed.

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