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When he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees until noon, and then died.
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A Mother's Tender Grief
Commentators like John Gill paint a poignant picture of the scene. The boy, likely suffering from a fever or sunstroke, was brought to his mother. Out of deep affection, she held him on her knees for hours, trying to soothe his pain until he died around noon. This detail emphasizes the profound personal tragedy and a mother's love in the face of loss.
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2 Kings
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19th Century
Anglican
Taken. — Carried.
Brought him. — Brought him in — i.e., indoors.
Baptist
And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother The lad led him home, and delivered him to his mother:
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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 …
