2 Kings 4:18

18 The child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the reapers.

2 Kings 4:18 in Other Translations

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

18 When the child had grown, he went out one day to his father among the reapers.

18 One day when her child was older, he went out to help his father, who was working with the harvesters.

18 The child grew up. One day he went to his father, who was working with the harvest hands,

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

18 Several years later the boy went to his father, who was with the harvest workers.

18 The child grew and one day went out to his father and the harvesters.

18 The child grew. One day he went out to get his father. His father was with those who were gathering the crops.

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 “About this time next year,” Elisha said, “you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord!” she objected. “Please, man of God, don’t mislead your servant!”

17 But the woman became pregnant, and the next year about that same time she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.

18 The child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the reapers.

19 He said to his father, “My head! My head!” His father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.”

20 After the servant had lifted him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.

Cross References

• 1. S Ruth 2:3