2 Kings 4:19

Overview - 2 Kings 4
Elisha multiplies the widow's oil.
He obtains a son for the good Shunammite.
18 He restores her son when dead.
38 At Gilgal he heals the deadly pottage.
42 He satisfies an hundred men with twenty loaves.
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2 Kings 4:19  (King James Version)
And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
 


My head
From this peculiar exclamation, and the season of the year, it is probable he was affected by the {coup de soleil,} or stroke of the sun, which is by no means uncommon in hot climates, and often proves fatal.
Job 14:1 Job 14:2 ; Jeremiah 4:19