Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The king of Israel sent to the place about which the man of God had told him; thus he warned him, so that he guarded himself there, more than once or twice.

King James Version

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Holman Bible

Consequently, the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had told him about. The man of God repeatedly warned the king, so the king would be on his guard.

International Standard Version

The king of Israel confirmed the matter about which the man of God had warned him. Having been forewarned, he was able to protect himself there on more than one or two occasions.

A Conservative Version

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of. And he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

American Standard Version

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Amplified

Then the king of Israel sent word to the place about which Elisha had warned him; so he guarded himself there repeatedly.

Bible in Basic English

So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God had said there was danger, and kept clear of it more than once.

Darby Translation

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and he was on his guard there. That took place not once, nor twice.

Julia Smith Translation

And the king of Israel will send to the place which the man of God said to him and warned of it, and he watched himself there, not once, and not twice.

King James 2000

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God said to him and warned him, so he was on guard there {continually}.

Modern King James verseion

And the king of Israel sent to the place of which the man of God told him and warned him, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there more than once or twice.

NET Bible

So the king of Israel sent a message to the place the prophet had pointed out, warning it to be on its guard. This happened on several occasions.

New Heart English Bible

The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

The Emphasized Bible

So the king of Israel sent unto the place whereof the man of God had spoken to him and warned him, and was on his guard there, - not once nor twice

Webster

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

World English Bible

The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the king of Israel sendeth unto the place of which the man of God spake to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

to the place
מקמה מקומה מקם מקום 
Maqowm 
Usage: 401

which the man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

of God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

him and warned
זהר 
Zahar 
Usage: 22

him of, and saved
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

References

American

Fausets

Smith

Context Readings

Arameans Plot To Take Elisha

9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware to not pass through such and such a place, for the Syrians are going there. 10 The king of Israel sent to the place about which the man of God had told him; thus he warned him, so that he guarded himself there, more than once or twice. 11 Therefore, the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled over this thing, and he called his slaves and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?

Cross References

Exodus 9:20-21

He that feared the word of the LORD among the slaves of Pharaoh made his slaves and his livestock flee into the houses;

1 Kings 20:15

Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the sons of Israel, being seven thousand.

2 Kings 2:12

And as Elisha saw it, he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more, and he took hold of his own clothes and rent them in two pieces.

2 Kings 5:14

Then went he down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

2 Kings 13:14

Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness of which he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariots of Israel, and the horsemen thereof!

2 Chronicles 20:20

And when they arose early in the morning and while they were going forth into the wilderness of Tekoa, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe the LORD your God, and ye shall be secure; believe his prophets, and ye shall be prospered.

Proverbs 27:12

A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are hurt by it.

Ezekiel 3:18-21

When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die and thou dost not give him warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, that he might live, the same wicked man shall die for his iniquity; but his blood I will require at thine hand.

Amos 7:1-6

Thus hath the Lord GOD showed unto me, and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter hay; and, behold that the latter hay grew after the king's reapings.

Matthew 2:12

And being warned by divine revelation in dreams that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who taught you to flee from the wrath to come?

Matthew 24:15-17

Therefore, when ye see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, which shall stand in the holy place (whosoever reads, let him understand),

Acts 27:24

saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar; and, behold, God has given thee all those that sail with thee.

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, having received revelation of things not seen as yet, with great care prepared an ark to the saving of his house, by which he condemned the world and was made heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

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