Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he went in the dark and took it of their hands and bestowed it in the house, and let the men go, and they departed.

New American Standard Bible

When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and deposited them in the house, and he sent the men away, and they departed.

King James Version

And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

Holman Bible

When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from them and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they left.

International Standard Version

When he arrived at the stronghold, Gehazi took the bags from their custody and hid them away in the house. Then he sent the men away and they left.

A Conservative Version

And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house, and he let the men go, and they departed.

American Standard Version

And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.

Amplified

When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and put them in the house [for safekeeping]; and he sent the men away, and they left.

Bible in Basic English

When he came to the hill, he took them from their hands, and put them away in the house; and he sent the men away, and they went.

Darby Translation

And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will come to the hill and; take from their hand and deposit in the house: and he will send away the men, said they will go.

King James 2000

And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and put them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When he came to the citadel, he took them from their hand and put them in the house, then sent away the men so that they went.

Modern King James verseion

And he came to the hill, and he took from their hand and stowed them in the house. And he let the men go, and they departed.

NET Bible

When he arrived at the hill, he took them from the servants and put them in the house. Then he sent the men on their way.

New Heart English Bible

When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed.

The Emphasized Bible

And, when he came to the hill-tower, he took them from their hand, and put them in charge within, - and let the men go, and they departed.

Webster

And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

World English Bible

When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he cometh in unto the high place, and taketh out of their hand, and layeth up in the house, and sendeth away the men, and they go.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

to the tower
עפל 
`ophel 
Usage: 8

he took
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

them in the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

and he let the men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

go
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

References

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Context Readings

Elisha's Greedy Servant Gehazi

23 And Naaman said, "Adventure and take two talents of silver in two bags, with two goodly garments." - and delivered them unto two of his servants, to bear it before him. 24 And he went in the dark and took it of their hands and bestowed it in the house, and let the men go, and they departed. 25 Then he went and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, "Whence cometh Gehazi?" And he said, "Thy servant went no whither."

Cross References

Joshua 7:1

But yet the children of Israel trespassed in the excommunicate things: for Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah, took of the excommunicate things. And the wrath of the LORD waxed hot against the children of Israel.

Joshua 7:11-12

Israel hath sinned and also transgressed my covenant, which I commanded them, and have taken of the excommunicate things, and have stolen and hid them, and also put them unto their own stuff:

Joshua 7:21

I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundredth sicles of silver, and a tongue of gold of fifty sicles weight: and I coveted them, and I took them. And behold they lie hid in the earth in my tent and the silver thereunder."

1 Kings 21:16

And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead. He stood up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

Isaiah 29:15

Woe be unto them that seek so deep, to hide their imagination before the LORD, which rehearse their counsels in the darkness, and say, "Who seeth us, or who knoweth us?"

Habakkuk 2:6

But shall not all these take up a proverb against him, and mock him with a byword, and say, "Woe unto him that heapeth up other men's goods: How long will he lade himself with thick clay?"

Zechariah 5:3-4

Then said he unto me, 'This is the curse, that goeth forth over the whole earth: for all thieves shall be judged after this book, and all swearers shall be judged according to the same.

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