But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and for three days they sought him but did not find him.
2 Kings 2:18 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho, and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, Do not go?” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When they returned to Elisha, who had waited at Jericho, he said to them, Did I not tell you, Do not go? American Standard Version (1901) And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? Common English Bible When these men returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?” Catholic Public Domain Version And they returned to him, for he was living in Jericho. And he said to them: "Did I not say to you, 'Do not send them?' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho. And he said to them: Did I not say to you: Do not send? |
But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and for three days they sought him but did not find him.
Now the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful.”