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When the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
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An Ordinary Day, A Sudden Trial
Commentators paint a picture of a normal, happy day. The child, now old enough to walk, goes to visit his father who is diligently overseeing the harvest. This idyllic scene of everyday family life, as described by scholars like John Gill, provides a stark contrast to the sudden tragedy that is about to unfold, reminding believers that trials can arise unexpectedly.
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2 Kings
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19th Century
Anglican
It fell on a day. —See Note on 2 Kings 4:8.
Baptist
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. And he said, Call her. And…
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Reformed Baptist
And when the child was grown Perhaps was six or seven years of age, or more.
it fell on a day tha…
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Presbyterian
Here is the sudden death of the child. All the mother's tenderness cannot keep alive a child of promise, a child of prayer, one given in love. But …
