2 Raja-raja 4:20-23

4:20 So he picked him up and took him to his mother. He sat on her lap ¹  until noon and then died. 4:21 She went up and laid him down on the prophet’s ²  bed. She shut the door behind her and left. 4:22 She called to her husband, “Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so I can go see the prophet quickly and then return.” 4:23 He said, “Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon ³  or the Sabbath.” She said, “Everything’s fine.” ⁴ 

[4:20]  ¹ tn Heb “knees.”

[4:21]  ² tn Heb “man of God’s.”

[4:23]  ³ sn The new moon was a time of sacrifice and special feasts (Num 28:14; 1 Sam 20:5). Apparently it was a convenient time to visit a prophet. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 57.

[4:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “peace.”