Bible Strands
2 Kings 4:19
“My head! My head!” he complained to his father. So his father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The dying boy cries out to his father among the harvesters, who immediately orders a servant to carry him to his mother.
The words — The Hebrew phrase רֹאשִׁׁי (ro.shi) appears twice in immediate succession, translating literally to "my head," which documents the child's sudden physical collapse before the father issues a practical directive.
The thread — This abrupt cry of bodily distress parallels the lament pattern of Jeremiah 4:19, while the unexplained death of a young male figure aligns with the brief, troubled span of human life noted in Job 14:1.
Why it lands — The passage records a child's sudden pain and immediate removal to his mother without providing a cause or divine explanation, requiring the reader to acknowledge the raw reality of the event before drawing any conclusion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
Cross-references
- Job 14:1 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
- Jeremiah 4:19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.