2 Kings 4:19

What does 2 Kings 4:19 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Kings 4:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he said to his father, My head, my head! And the father said to a servant, Take him in to his mother.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and he saith unto his father, `My head, my head;' and he saith unto the young man, `Bear him unto his mother;'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

He said to his father: My head acheth, my head acheth. But he said to his servant. Take him, and carry him to his mother.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he said to his father, My head, my head! And he said to the servant, Carry him to his mother.

Context

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

v.19This passage

v.20And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 4:19

    My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I cannot hold my peace; because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

  • Job 14:1

    Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble.

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