Parallel Verses
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."
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
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.”
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.
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.
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.'
Themes
Dothan » Syrian army made blind at
Israel » Hoshea » History of » Syria » Invades
Joram » Also called jehoram » Has war with the king of syria
Interlinear
Yalak
Ra'ah
Shalach
Nagad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 6:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Arameans Plot To Take Elisha
12 Then one of his servants said, "No, my lord the king, but Elisha the prophet who is [in] Israel tells the king of Israel things which you speak {in your own bedchamber}." 13 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." 14 So he sent horses, chariots, and an oppressing army there. They arrived at night and surrounded the town.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 37:17
And the man said, "They have moved on from here, for I heard [them] saying, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" Then Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.
1 Samuel 23:22-23
Go, please, make certain again! Find out and see {exactly where he is} and who has seen him there! For they have said to me, 'He [is] very cunning.'
Psalm 10:8-10
He sits in ambush in villages; in the hiding places he kills [the] innocent. His eyes {lurk} for [the] helpless.
Psalm 37:12-14
[The] wicked plans [evil] against the righteous, and gnashes at him [with] his teeth.
Psalm 37:32-33
[The] wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to kill him.
Jeremiah 36:26
And the king commanded Jerahmeel, the son of the king, and Seraiah, the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah, the son of Abdeel, to arrest Baruch the secretary and Jeremiah the prophet, but Yahweh hid them.
Matthew 2:4-8
and [after] calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where the Christ was to be born.
John 11:47-53
So the chief priests and the Pharisees called together the Sanhedrin and said, "What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs!
Acts 23:12-27
And [when it] was day, the Jews made a conspiracy [and] bound themselves under a curse, saying [they would] neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.