2 Kings 1:4 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁴ Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Eli´jah departed.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Therefore the Lord says: You [Ahaziah] shall not leave the bed on which you lie, but shall surely die. And Elijah departed.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Now therefore thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

Common English Bible

⁴ This is what the LORD says: You will never get out of the bed you are lying in; you will die for sure!’” So Elijah set off.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ For this reason, thus says the Lord: From the bed to which you have ascended, you shall not descend. Instead, dying you shall die.' " And Elijah went away.

2 Kings 1:4 Cross References

Ezekiel 18:4

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Genesis 3:4

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

Genesis 2:17

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Proverbs 11:19

As righteousness tendeth to life; so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

2 Kings 1:16

And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Ba-al´–zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

1 Samuel 28:19

Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and tomorrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

2 Kings 1:6

And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Ba-al´–zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

1 Kings 14:12

Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

Numbers 26:65

For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephun´neh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

2 Kings 1:5

And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?

1 Kings 18:2

And Eli´jah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.

2 Kings 8:10

And Eli´sha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath showed me that he shall surely die.

2 Kings 20:1

In those days was Hezeki´ah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.