Common English Bible

2 Kings 4:18-23 Common English Bible (CEB)

18. The child grew up. One day he ran to his father, who was with the harvest workers.

19. He said to his father, "Oh, my head! My head!"The father said to a young man, "Carry him to his mother."

20. So he picked up the boy and brought him to his mother.The boy sat on her lap until noon. Then he died.

21. She went up and laid him down on the bed for the man of God. Then she went out and closed the door.

22. She called her husband and said, "Send me one of the young men and one of the donkeys so that I can hurry to the man of God and come back."

23. Her husband said, "Why are you going to him today? It’s not a new moon or sabbath."She said, "Don’t worry about it."