2 Kings 4:20

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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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  • Luke 7:12 : 12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
  • John 11:3 : 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
  • John 11:5 : 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
  • John 11:14 : 14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, ‹Lazarus is dead.›
  • Gen 22:2 : 2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
  • Gen 37:3 : 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of [many] colours.
  • Gen 37:5 : 5 ¶ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
  • 1 Kgs 17:17 : 17 ¶ And it came to pass after these things, [that] the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
  • Isa 49:15 : 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
  • Isa 66:13 : 13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
  • Ezek 24:16-18 : 16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. 17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not [thy] lips, and eat not the bread of men. 18 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
  • Luke 2:35 : 35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Kgs 4:17-19
    3 verses
    84%

    17And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.

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

    19And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

  • 1 Kgs 17:17-23
    7 verses
    82%

    17¶ And it came to pass after these things, [that] the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

    18And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

    19And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

    20And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

    21And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.

    22And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

    23And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

  • 2 Kgs 4:30-37
    8 verses
    79%

    30And the mother of the child said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

    31And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but [there was] neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

    32And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, [and] laid upon his bed.

    33He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.

    34And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.

    35Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

    36And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.

    37Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.

  • 2 Kgs 4:21-22
    2 verses
    79%

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

    22And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

  • 1 Kgs 3:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

    19And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

    20And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

    21And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

  • 2 Sam 12:21-23
    3 verses
    72%

    21Then said his servants unto him, What thing [is] this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, [while it was] alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.

    22And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell [whether] GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

    23But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

  • 1 Kgs 14:12
    72%

    12Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: [and] when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

  • 1 Sam 4:20
    71%

    20And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard [it].

  • Luke 7:15
    71%

    15And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

  • 2 Sam 12:16-19
    4 verses
    71%

    16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

    17And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

    18And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?

    19But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

  • 1 Sam 1:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child [was] young.

    25And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

  • 2 Kgs 4:27
    70%

    27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul [is] vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid [it] from me, and hath not told me.

  • 2 Kgs 1:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, [is it] not because [there is] no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

    17So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.

  • 2 Kgs 6:28
    69%

    28And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

  • 1 Kgs 14:17
    69%

    17And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: [and] when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;

  • Ruth 4:16
    69%

    16And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

  • 2 Kgs 13:14
    69%

    14Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

  • 2 Kgs 4:11
    69%

    11And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.

  • 2 Kgs 1:4
    68%

    4Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

  • 1 Kgs 13:31
    68%

    31And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God [is] buried; lay my bones beside his bones:

  • 2 Sam 14:11
    68%

    11Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

  • Luke 7:12
    68%

    12Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

  • 1 Kgs 22:37
    68%

    37So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 8:5
    68%

    5And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this [is] the woman, and this [is] her son, whom Elisha restored to life.