2 Kings 2:17

Bible in Basic English 1965

But when they kept on requesting him, he was shamed and said, Send, then. So they sent fifty men; but after searching for three days, they came back without having seen him.

Cross References

2 Kings 2:18

And they came back to him, while he was still at Jericho; and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?

2 Kings 8:11

And he kept his eyes fixed on him till he was shamed, and the man of God was overcome with weeping.

Luke 11:8

I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of.

Romans 10:2

For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

Hebrews 11:5

By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God took him away: for before he was taken, witness had been given that he was well-pleasing to God: