When they returned to him in Jericho where he was staying, he said to them, ‘Didn’t I tell you not to go? ’
2 Kings 2:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment, so he said, ‘Send them.’ They sent fifty men, who looked for three days but did not find him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But when they urged him till he was embarrassed, he said, Send. So they sent fifty men, who sought for three days but did not find him. American Standard Version (1901) And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. Common English Bible They insisted until he became embarrassed and said, “Okay, send them.” So they sent fifty men who searched for three days. But they couldn’t find Elijah. Catholic Public Domain Version And they urged him, until he acquiesced and said, "Send them." And they sent fifty men. And after they had searched for three days, they did not find him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they pressed him, till he consented, and said: Send. And they sent fifty men: and they sought three days but found him not. |
When they returned to him in Jericho where he was staying, he said to them, ‘Didn’t I tell you not to go? ’
Then he stared steadily at him until he was ashamed. The man of God wept,
I tell you, even though he won’t get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his friend’s shameless boldness, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
By faith Enoch was taken away, and so he did not experience death. He was not to be found because God took him away. For before he was taken away, he was approved as one who pleased God.