Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then he said, “May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today.”

King James Version

Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

Holman Bible

He announced, “May God punish me and do so severely if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.”

International Standard Version

He said, "May God do to me and more also! if the head of Shaphat's son Elisha remains on his shoulders today!"

A Conservative Version

Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

American Standard Version

Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

Amplified

Then he said, “May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!”

Bible in Basic English

Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day.

Darby Translation

And he said, God do so, and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall remain on him this day!

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say, Thus will God do to me, and thus will he add, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat, shall stand upon him this day.

King James 2000

Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then he said, "May God do to me and thus may he add, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!"

Modern King James verseion

And he said, May God do so, and more also, to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then he said, "God do so and so to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat tarry on him this day!"

NET Bible

Then he said, "May God judge me severely if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!"

New Heart English Bible

Then he said, "God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stay on him this day."

The Emphasized Bible

And he said - So, let God do to me, and, so, let him add, - if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remain on him, to-day!

Webster

Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

World English Bible

Then he said, "God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stay on him this day."

Youngs Literal Translation

And he saith, 'Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add -- if it remain -- the head of Elisha son of Shaphat -- upon him this day.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

so and more
יסף 
Yacaph 
Usage: 208

also to me, if the head
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

of Elisha
אלישׁע 
'Eliysha` 
Usage: 58

of Shaphat
שׁפט 
Shaphat 
Usage: 8

References

Easton

Morish

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Context Readings

Besieged Samaria Resorts To Cannibalism

30 Hearing this, the king tore his clothes. The people close to the wall could see that he was wearing sackcloth under his clothes. 31 Then he said, “May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today.” 32 He sent a messenger to get Elisha. Meanwhile Elisha was at home with some elders who were visiting him. Before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders: That murderer is sending someone to kill me! When he gets here, shut the door. Do not let him come in. The king will follow him.

Cross References

Ruth 1:17

Wherever you die, I will die. That is where I will be buried. May Jehovah's worst punishment come upon me if I let anything but death separate me from you!

1 Kings 19:2

She sent a message to Elijah: May the gods strike me dead if by this time tomorrow I do not do the same thing to you that you did to the prophets.

1 Samuel 3:17

What did Jehovah tell you? He asked. Please do not hide it from me. May God strike you dead if you hide anything he told you from me.

1 Samuel 14:44

Saul said: May God strike me dead if you are not put to death!

1 Samuel 25:22

May God punish me if I do not kill every one of those men before morning!

2 Samuel 3:9

May God deal with me harshly if I do not help David get all that Jehovah promised him when he said:

2 Samuel 3:35

David refused to eat anything the day of the funeral even though people tried to persuade him to eat. David vowed: May God strike me dead if I taste any food or anything else before the sun goes down.

2 Samuel 19:13

Say to Amasa: 'Are you my flesh and blood? May God strike me dead unless you are given Joab's place to serve me always as the commander of the army.'

1 Kings 2:23

King Solomon took an oath by Jehovah, saying: May God's punishment be on me if Adonijah does not give payment for these words with his life.

1 Kings 18:17

Ahab saw Elijah. He said: Is it you, Israel's troublemaker?

1 Kings 22:8

Ahab answered: There is one more, Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, always something bad. The king should not say such things! Jehoshaphat replied.

Jeremiah 37:15-16

The officials were so angry with Jeremiah that they beat him and put him in prison in the scribe Jonathan's house, which had been turned into a prison.

Jeremiah 38:4

The officials went to the king and said: This man must be put to death. By talking like this he is making the soldiers in the city lose their courage. He is doing the same thing to everyone else left in the city. He is not trying to help the people. He only wants to hurt them.

John 11:50

You do not understand that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people. That way the whole nation will not perish.

Acts 23:12-13

When day arrived some of the Jews came together and united with an oath saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

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