מלכים ב, פרק ד׳, פסוק י״ח

A child's life, marked by healthy development, takes a sudden turn on an ordinary workday in the fields. The boy had been growing normally and enjoyed good health, establishing that his illness was not the result of a weakness from birth or any developmental flaw [מלבי״ם]. Despite this steady growth, he was still a young child [ביאור שטיינזלץ].

Driven by the natural curiosity of children who want to observe and explore their surroundings, he went out to the fields one day [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. His goal was to visit his father, the estate owner, who was supervising the workers as they harvested the crops [מצודת דוד, ביאור שטיינזלץ].

However, spending time out in the open exposed the boy to severe danger. The blazing sun beat down heavily on his head during a heatwave, causing immense pain that led directly to his sudden illness [מלבי״ם, אברבנאל].