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2Ki 4:20 — And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and [then] died.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

his mother		Isa 49:15; Isa 66:13; Luk 7:12
and then died		Gen 22:2; Gen 37:3,5; 1Ki 17:17; Eze 24:16-18; Luk 2:35; Jhn 11:3,5,14

Correlating Passages

his mother

	Isa 49:15	Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
	Isa 66:13	As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
	Luk 7:12	Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

and then died

	Gen 22:2	And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
	Gen 37:3	Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of [many] colours.
	Gen 37:5	And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
	1Ki 17:17	And it came to pass after these things, [that] the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
	Eze 24:16	Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
	Eze 24:17	Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not [thy] lips, and eat not the bread of men.
	Eze 24:18	So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
	Luk 2:35	(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
	Jhn 11:3	Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
	Jhn 11:5	Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
	Jhn 11:14	Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Kings 4:20," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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