2 Kings 7:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³ Now four men with a skin disease  were at the entrance to the city gate. They said to each other, ‘Why just sit here until we die?

Dugang nga mga bersyon

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Now four men who were lepers were at the entrance of the city's gate; and they said to one another, Why do we sit here until we die?

American Standard Version (1901)

³ 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?

Common English Bible

³ Now there were four men with skin disease at the entrance to the city. They said to each other, “What are we doing sitting here until we die?

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Now there were four lepers beside the entrance of the gate. And they said one to another: "Should we choose to stay here until we die?

2 Kings 7:3 Cross References

2 Kings 5:1

Naaman,  commander of the army for the king of Aram, was a man important to his master and highly regarded  because through him, the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was a valiant warrior, but he had a skin disease.

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 surrender to the Arameans’ camp.  If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.’

2 Kings 8:4

The king had been speaking to Gehazi,  the attendant of the man of God, saying, ‘Tell me all the great things Elisha has done.’

Jeremiah 27:13

Why should you and your people die  by the sword, famine, and plague as the Lord has threatened against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon?

Jeremiah 8:14

Why are we just sitting here? Gather together; let’s enter the fortified cities and perish there, for the Lord our God has destroyed   us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the  Lord.

Numbers 12:10

As the cloud moved away from the tent, Miriam’s skin suddenly became diseased, resembling snow.  When Aaron turned towards her, he saw that she was diseased

Numbers 12:14

The Lord answered Moses, ‘If her father had merely spat in her face, wouldn’t she remain in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp  for seven days;  after that she may be brought back in.’