Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
New American Standard Bible
Elisha died, and they buried him. Now
King James Version
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
Holman Bible
Then Elisha died and was buried.
Now Moabite raiders
International Standard Version
Later, Elisha died and was buried. Now at that time, various Moabite marauders had been invading the land each spring.
A Conservative Version
And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
American Standard Version
And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
Amplified
Elisha died, and they buried him. Now marauding bands of Moabites would invade the land in the spring of the year.
Bible in Basic English
And death came to Elisha and they put his body into the earth. Now in the spring of the year, armed bands of Moabites frequently came, overrunning the land.
Darby Translation
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
Julia Smith Translation
And Elisha will die, and they will bury him. And the troops of Moab will come against the land, the year came in.
King James 2000
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land in the spring of the year.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Elisha died and they buried him. Now the raiding parties of Moab came {in the spring}.
Modern King James verseion
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at first of the year.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When Elisha was dead and buried the soldiers of the Moabites came into the land, the year following.
NET Bible
Elisha died and was buried. Moabite raiding parties invaded the land at the beginning of the year.
The Emphasized Bible
And Elisha died, and they buried him, - now, troops of Moabites, used to enter the land, at the coming in of the year;
Webster
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
World English Bible
Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Elisha dieth, and they bury him, and troops of Moab come in to the land, at the coming in of the year,
Themes
the Death of saints » Exemplified » Elisha
Elisha » Model spiritual leader » Had a wonderful posthumous influence
Jehoash » Also called joash » Successor of jehoahaz
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoash or joash
Moabites » Israelites had war with
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The striking of syria by joash
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 13:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elisha Passes Away
19 The man of God was angry with him, and said, "You should have struck five or six times. Then you would have struck Syria until you had consumed it, whereas now you shall strike Syria just three times." 20 Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 It happened, as they were burying a man, that behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the tomb of Elisha: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
Cross References
2 Kings 24:2
The LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servants the prophets.
2 Kings 3:7
He went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab to battle?" He said, "I will go up. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."
Judges 3:12
The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
Judges 6:3-6
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them.
2 Kings 3:5
But it happened, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
2 Kings 3:24-27
When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land smiting the Moabites.
2 Kings 5:2
The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
2 Kings 6:23
He prepared great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. The bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel.
2 Chronicles 24:16
They buried him in the City of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.
Acts 8:2
Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.