Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said, "Send them out." They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah.
New American Standard Bible
But when
King James Version
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
Holman Bible
However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment,
International Standard Version
But they persisted until he was frustrated, so he said, "Send them out!" So they sent out the 50 men, and they looked around for three days but did not find Elijah.
A Conservative Version
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. Therefore they sent fifty men. And they sought three days, but did not find him.
American Standard Version
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
Amplified
But when they urged him until he was embarrassed [to refuse them], he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find Elijah.
Bible in Basic English
But when they kept on requesting him, he was shamed and said, Send, then. So they sent fifty men; but after searching for three days, they came back without having seen him.
Darby Translation
And they pressed him till he was ashamed, and he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men, and they sought three days, but did not find him.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will press upon him till he was ashamed, and he will say, Send. And they will send fifty men; and they will seek three days, and they found not
King James 2000
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send them. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But they urged him until embarrassing [him], so he said, "Send them." So they sent fifty men, and they looked for three days, but they could not find him.
Modern King James verseion
And they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, Send. And they sent fifty men. And they looked for three days, but did not find him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Nevertheless yet they lay upon him, till he was ashamed, and said, "Send." And they sent fifty men which sought him three days and three nights, but found him not.
New Heart English Bible
When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send them." They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched for three days, but did not find him.
The Emphasized Bible
But, when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said - Send. So they sent fifty men, and made search three days, but found him not.
Webster
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
World English Bible
When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send them." They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched for three days, but didn't find him.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they press upon him, till he is ashamed, and he saith, 'Send ye;' and they send fifty men, and they seek three days, and have not found him;
Themes
Interlinear
Buwsh
Shalach
Shalach
Baqash
Shalowsh
Yowm
References
Morish
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 2:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elisha Begins His Ministry
16 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." 17 But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said, "Send them out." They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah. 18 When they came back, Elisha was staying in Jericho. He said to them, "Didn't I tell you, 'Don't go'?"
Cross References
2 Kings 8:11
Elisha just stared at him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the prophet started crying.
2 Samuel 18:22-23
Ahimaaz the son of Zadok again spoke to Joab, "Whatever happens, let me go after the Cushite." But Joab said, "Why is it that you want to go, my son? You have no good news that will bring you a reward."
Luke 11:8
I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man's sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
Romans 10:2
For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not in line with the truth.
Hebrews 11:5
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death, and he was not to be found because God took him up. For before his removal he had been commended as having pleased God.