2 Kings 7:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² And an officer on whose hand the sovereign leaned answered the man of Elohim and said, “Look, if יהוה  is making windows in the heavens, shall this word come true?” And he said, “Look, you are about to see it with your eyes, but not eat of it.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, If the Lord should make windows in heaven, could this thing be? But Elisha said, You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Common English Bible

² Then the officer, the one the king leaned on for support, spoke to the man of God: “Come on! Even if the LORD should make windows in the sky, how could that happen?” Elisha said, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat from it.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And one of the leaders, upon whose hand the king leaned, responding to the man of God, said, "Even if the Lord will open the floodgates of heaven, how can what you say possibly be?" And he said, "You will see it with your own eyes, and you will not eat from it."

2 Kings 7:2 Cross References

Genesis 7:11

In the six hundredth year of Noaḥ

2 Kings 5:18

“יהוה  grant forgiveness to your servant in this matter: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow down in the house of Rimmon; when I bow down in the house of Rimmon, יהוה, please grant forgiveness to your servant in this matter.”

2 Chronicles 20:20

And they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Teqowa. And as they went out, Yehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Yehuḏ

Psalm 78:41

And again and again they tried Ě

Isaiah 7:9

“And the head of Ephrayim is Shomeron, and the head of Shomeron is the son of Remalyahu. If you do not believe, you are not steadfast.” ’ ”

Jeremiah 29:32

therefore thus said יהוה, “See, I am bringing punishment upon Shemayah the Neḥ

Malachi 3:10

“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, and let there be food in My house. And please prove Me in this,” said יהוה  of hosts, “whether I do not open for you the windows of the heavens, and shall pour out for you boundless blessing!

Numbers 11:13

“Where am I to get meat to give to all these people? For they weep before me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat.’

Numbers 23:19

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Romans 3:3

For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief nullify the trustworthiness of Elohim?

Deuteronomy 3:27

‘Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and look with your eyes, for you do not pass over this Yardĕ

2 Timothy 2:13

If we are not trustworthy, He remains trustworthy, it is impossible for Him to deny Himself.