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Bible in Basic English

Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan.

New American Standard Bible

So he said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and take him.” And it was told him, saying, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”

King James Version

And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

Holman Bible

So the king said, “Go and see where he is, so I can send men to capture him.”

When he was told, “Elisha is in Dothan,”

International Standard Version

So the king ordered, "Go and discover where he is, so I may send men to take him into custody." Later somebody told him, "Look! He's in Dothan!"

A Conservative Version

And he said, Go and see where he is that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

American Standard Version

And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

Amplified

So he said, “Go and see where he is, so that I may send [men] and seize him.” And he was told, “He is in Dothan.”

Darby Translation

And he said, Go and see where he is, and I will send and fetch him. And it was told him saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say, Go, and see where he is, and I will send and take him. And it will be announced to him, saying, Behold, in Dothan.

King James 2000

And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then he said, "Go and see where he [is] so that I can send and capture him." Then he was told to him, "Look, [he is] in Dothan."

Modern King James verseion

And he said, Go and spy where he is, so that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then he said, "Go and spy where he is that I may send and fetch him." And one told the king, saying, "See, he is in Dothan."

NET Bible

The king ordered, "Go, find out where he is, so I can send some men to capture him." The king was told, "He is in Dothan."

New Heart English Bible

He said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him." It was told him, saying, "Behold, he is in Dothan."

The Emphasized Bible

And he said - Go, and see where he is, that I may send and take him. And it was told him, saying - Lo! in Dothan.

Webster

And he said, Go, and spy where he is, that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

World English Bible

He said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him." It was told him, saying, "Behold, he is in Dothan."

Youngs Literal Translation

And he saith, 'Go ye and see where he is, and I send and take him;' and it is declared to him, saying, 'Lo -- in Dothan.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Go
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

and spy
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

איכה 
'eykoh 
Usage: 1

he is, that I may send
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

and fetch
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

him. And it was told
נגד 
Nagad 
Usage: 370

References

Context Readings

Arameans Plot To Take Elisha

12 And one of them said, Not one of us, my lord king; but Elisha, the prophet in Israel, gives the king of Israel news of the words you say even in your bedroom. 13 Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan. 14 So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.

Cross References

Genesis 37:17

And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.

1 Samuel 23:22-23

Go now, and take more steps, and see where he is living: for they say that he is expert in deceit.

Psalm 10:8-10

He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.

Psalm 37:12-14

The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

Psalm 37:32-33

The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

Jeremiah 36:26

And the king gave orders to Jerahmeel, the king's son, and Seraiah, the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah, the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord kept them safe.

Matthew 2:4-8

And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

John 11:47-53

Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.

Acts 23:12-27

And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.

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