Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Four men with a skin disease
New American Standard Bible
Now there were four
King James Version
And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
International Standard Version
Now there happened to be four lepers who were at that very moment at the entrance to the city gate. As they were talking with one another, they said, "Why are we sitting here waiting to die?
A Conservative Version
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we sit here until we die?
American Standard Version
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
Amplified
Now four men who were
Bible in Basic English
Now there were four lepers seated at the doorway into the town: and they said to one another, Why are we waiting here for death?
Darby Translation
And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we abide here until we die?
Julia Smith Translation
And there were four men being leprous at the entrance of the gate, and they will say a man to his neighbor, What, shall we sit here till our death?
King James 2000
And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now four men who had a skin disease were [at] the entrance of the gate, and they said {to each other}, "Why [are] we sitting here until we die?
Modern King James verseion
And four men, lepers, were at the gate entrance. And they said to one another, Why do we sit here until we die?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there were four lepers set without the gate of Samaria. And they said each to his companion, "What sit we here until we die?
NET Bible
Now four men with a skin disease were sitting at the entrance of the city gate. They said to one another, "Why are we just sitting here waiting to die?
New Heart English Bible
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. They said one to another, "Why do we sit here until we die?
The Emphasized Bible
Now there were, four men, lepers, at the entrance of the gate, - and they said one to another - Why are, we, sitting here until we are dead?
Webster
And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
World English Bible
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. They said one to another, "Why do we sit here until we die?
Youngs Literal Translation
And four men have been leprous, at the opening of the gate, and they say one unto another, 'What -- we are sitting here till we have died;
Themes
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoram, or joram
Leprosy » Those afflicted with » Associated together
Leprosy » Instances of leprosy not mentioned above » Four lepers outside samaria
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The end of the famine in samaria
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 7:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Four Lepers Report The Departure Of The Arameans
2
Then the captain, the king’s right-hand man,
Elisha announced, “You will in fact see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat any of it.”
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Numbers 5:2-4
“Command the Israelites to send away anyone from the camp who is afflicted with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, or anyone who is defiled because of a corpse.
Numbers 12:14
The Lord answered Moses, “If her father had merely spit in her face, wouldn’t she remain in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp
Leviticus 13:45-46
“The person afflicted with an infectious skin disease is to have his clothes torn
2 Kings 5:1
Naaman,
2 Kings 7:4
If we say, ‘Let’s go into the city,’ we will die there because the famine is in the city, but if we sit here, we will also die. So now, come on. Let’s go to the Arameans’ camp.
2 Kings 8:4
The king had been speaking to Gehazi,
Jeremiah 8:14
Gather together; let us enter the fortified cities
and perish there,
for the Lord our God has destroyed
He has given us poisoned water to drink,
because we have sinned against the Lord.
Jeremiah 27:13
Why should you and your people die