‘Take your son,’ he said, ‘your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.’
2 Kings 4:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So he picked him up and took him to his mother. The child sat on her lap until noon and then died. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when he was brought to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. American Standard Version (1901) And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. Common English Bible So he picked up the boy and brought him to his mother. The boy sat on her lap until noon. Then he died. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, she set him on her knees until noon: and then he died. |
‘Take your son,’ he said, ‘your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.’
Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons because Joseph was a son born to him in his old age, and he made a long-sleeved robe for him.
Then Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
After this, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. His illness got worse until he stopped breathing.
Suddenly he complained to his father, ‘My head! My head! ’ His father told his servant, ‘Carry him to his mother.’
She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut him in, and left.
‘Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the child of her womb? Even if these forget, yet I will not forget you.
As a mother comforts her son, so I will comfort you, and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
and a sword will pierce your own soul #– #that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.’
Just as he neared the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town was also with her.
So the sisters sent a message to him: ‘Lord, the one you love is ill.’