2 Kings 2:16

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2 Kings 2:16

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New American Standard Bible

They said to him, “Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men, please let them go and search for your master; perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him on some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send.”

King James Version

And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

Holman Bible

Then the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Since there are 50 strong men here with your servants, please let them go and search for your master. Maybe the Spirit of the Lord has carried him away and put him on one of the mountains or into one of the valleys.”

He answered, “Don’t send them.”

International Standard Version

Then they asked Elisha, "Look! We have 50 valiant men here with your servant! Please let them go out and search for your master Elijah. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up on a mountain or into a valley." Elisha responded, "Don't bother searching."

A Conservative Version

And they said to him, Behold now, there are fifty strong men with thy servants. Let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master, lest the Spirit of LORD has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he

American Standard Version

And they said unto him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master, lest the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

Amplified

Then they said to Elisha, “Behold now, there are among your servants fifty strong men; please let them go and search for your master. It may be that the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him on some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send anyone.”

Bible in Basic English

And they said, Your servants have with us here fifty strong men; be pleased to let them go in search of Elijah; for it may be that the spirit of the Lord has taken him up and put him down on some mountain or in some valley. But he said, Do not send them.

Darby Translation

and said to him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty valiant men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master, lest perhaps the Spirit of Jehovah have taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some ravine. And he said, Ye shall not send.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will say to him, Behold now, there is with thy servants fifty men, sons of strength: they shall go now and seek thy lord, lest the spirit of Jehovah lifted him up, and it will cast him upon one of the mountains or into one of the valleys. And he will say, Ye shall not send.

King James 2000

And they said unto him, Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray you, and seek your master: lest peradventure the spirit of the LORD has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, You shall not send them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then they said to him, "Look, there are with your servants fifty able men. Please let them go and look for your master, lest the Spirit of Yahweh has lifted him up and thrown him on one of the mountains or into one of the valleys," but he said, "You must not send them."

Modern King James verseion

And they said to him, Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master, lest the Spirit of Jehovah has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, You shall not send.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they said unto him, "See, there be among thy servants fifty lusty men; let them go and seek thy master: haply the spirit of the LORD hath taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or in some valley." And he said, "Send not."

NET Bible

They said to him, "Look, there are fifty capable men with your servants. Let them go and look for your master, for the wind sent from the Lord may have carried him away and dropped him on one of the hills or in one of the valleys." But Elisha replied, "Don't send them out."

New Heart English Bible

They said to him, "See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up, and put him on some mountain, or into some valley. He said, "You shall not send them."

The Emphasized Bible

Then said they unto him - Lo! we pray thee, there are with thy servants fifty men, sons of valour - let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy lord, lest the Spirit of Yahweh have borne him away, and cast him on one of the mountains, or into one of the valleys. And he said - Ye shall not send.

Webster

And they said to him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest perhaps the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

World English Bible

They said to him, "See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps the Spirit of Yahweh has taken him up, and put him on some mountain, or into some valley. He said, "You shall not send them."

Youngs Literal Translation

and say unto him, 'Lo, we pray thee, there are with thy servants fifty men, sons of valour: let them go, we pray thee, and they seek thy lord, lest the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up, and doth cast him on one of the hills, or into one of the valleys;' and he saith, 'Ye do not send.'

Themes

Ascension » Of elijah

Topics

The Spirit Of The Lord

Fifties

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Root Form

Definition

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And they said

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

unto him, Behold now, there be

H3426

ישׁ
Yesh

is, be, have, there,

Usage: 135

with thy servants

H5650

עבד
`ebed

servant, manservant, bondman, bondage, bondservant, on all sides

Usage: 800

fifty

H2572

חמשּׁים
Chamishshiym

fifty, fifties, fiftieth, fifty

Usage: 163

strong

H2428

חיל
Chayil

army, man of valour, host, forces, valiant, strength, riches, wealth, power, substance, might, strong,

Usage: 243

men

H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,

Usage: 0

let them go

H3212

ילך
Yalak

go, walk, come, depart, ...away, follow, get, lead, brought, carry, bring,

Usage: 0

we pray thee, and seek

H1245

בּקשׁ
Baqash

seek, require, request, seek out, enquired, besought, ask, sought for, begging, desire, get, inquisition, procureth

Usage: 225

thy master

H113

אדן אדון
'adown

lord, master, Lord, owner, sir

Usage: 335

lest peradventure the Spirit

H7307

רוּח
Ruwach

Spirit or spirit, wind, breath, side, mind, blast, vain, air, anger, cool, courage,

Usage: 378

of the Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

hath taken him up

H5375

נסה נשׂא
Nasa'

up, bear, take, bare, carry, ..away, borne, armourbearer, forgive, accept, exalt, regard, obtained, respect,

Usage: 653

and cast

H7993

שׁלך
Shalak

cast, cast out, cast away, cast down, cast forth, cast off, adventured, hurl,

Usage: 125

him upon some

H259

אחד
'echad

one, first, another, other, any, once, eleven , every, certain, an, some, .

Usage: 432

mountain

H2022

הר
Har

mountain, mount, hill, hill country, promotion

Usage: 544

or into some

H259

אחד
'echad

one, first, another, other, any, once, eleven , every, certain, an, some, .

Usage: 432

valley

H1516

גּי גּיא
Gay'

valley

Usage: 60

And he said

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 2:16

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 14937
2 Kings Rank: 412
2 Topics
1 Theme
7 Cross References
2 Readings
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5 Phrases
3 Names
4 References

Context Readings

Elisha Begins His Ministry

¹⁵ Now when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him and bowed themselves to the ground before him. ¹⁶ They said to him, “Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men, please let them go and search for your master; perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him on some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send.” ¹⁷ But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him.

Phrases

From the Lord

Let Us

Sons of the Prophets

Spirit of the Lord

Say The Word

Names

Elijah

Elisha

Jehovah

Cross References

1 Kings 18:12

It will come about when I leave you that the Spirit of the Lord will carry you where I do not know; so when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have feared the Lord from my youth.

Acts 8:39

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing.

Ezekiel 3:14

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away; and I went embittered in the rage of my spirit, and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.

Ezekiel 8:3

He stretched out the form of a hand and caught me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the idol of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy, was located.

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