2 Kings 4:18

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

2 Kings 4:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:18

And when the child was grown
Perhaps was six or seven years of age, or more:

it fell on a day that he went out to his father to the reapers;
it was harvest time, and the men were reaping the corn in the fields; and his father, though a wealthy man, was with them to direct them, and see they did their business well, as Boaz formerly; and the child went out from the house to the field, to see his father and the reapers, for his recreation and diversion.

2 Kings 4:18 In-Context

16 And he said , About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said , Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.

17 And 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 .

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

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