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 The man of God sent word to the king of Israel saying, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Arameans are coming down 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 Now the heart of the king of Aram was enraged over this thing; and he called his servants and said to them, “Will you tell me which of us is for the king of Israel?”

Cross References

Exodus 9:20-21

The one among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses;

1 Kings 20:15

Then he mustered the young men of the rulers of the provinces, and there were 232; and after them he mustered all the people, even all the sons of Israel, 7,000.

2 Kings 2:12

Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw Elijah no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.

2 Kings 5:14

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

2 Kings 13:14

When Elisha became sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over him and said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”

2 Chronicles 20:20

They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, put your trust in the Lord your God and you will be established. Put your trust in His prophets and succeed.”

Proverbs 27:12

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.

Ezekiel 3:18-21

When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.

Amos 7:1-6

Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, He was forming a locust-swarm when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s mowing.

Matthew 2:12

And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Matthew 24:15-17

“Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

Acts 27:24

saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.’

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

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