Wasn’t it reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the Lord’s prophets? I hid a hundred of the prophets of the Lord, fifty men to a cave, and I provided them with food and water.
2 Kings 2:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Fifty men from the sons of the prophets came and stood observing them at a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood [to watch] afar off; and the two of them stood by the Jordan. American Standard Version (1901) And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan. Common English Bible Fifty members from the group of prophets also went along, but they stood at a distance. Both Elijah and Elisha stood beside the Jordan River. Catholic Public Domain Version And fifty men from the sons of the prophets followed them, and they stood opposite them, at a distance. But the two of them were standing above the Jordan. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And fifty men of the sons of the prophets followed them, and stood in sight at a distance. But they two stood by the Jordan. |
Wasn’t it reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the Lord’s prophets? I hid a hundred of the prophets of the Lord, fifty men to a cave, and I provided them with food and water.
and took a hundred prophets and hid them, fifty men to a cave, and provided them with food and water when Jezebel slaughtered the Lord’s prophets.
One of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow prophet by the word of the Lord, ‘Strike me! ’ But the man refused to strike him.
When the sons of the prophets from Jericho who were observing saw him, they said, ‘The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.’ They came to meet him and bowed down to the ground in front of him.
Then the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, ‘Since there are fifty strong men here with your servants, please let them go and search for your master. Maybe the Spirit of the Lord has carried him away and put him on one of the mountains or into one of the valleys.’ He answered, ‘Don’t send them.’
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.
One of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, ‘Your servant, my husband, has died. You know that your servant feared the Lord. Now the creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves.’
Gehazi said, ‘It’s all right. My master has sent me to say, “I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them thirty-five kilograms of silver and two sets of clothing.” ’
The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, ‘Please notice that the place where we live under your supervision is too small for us.
The prophet Elisha called one of the sons of the prophets and said, ‘Tuck your mantle under your belt, take this flask of oil with you, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
So Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I was not a prophet or the son of a prophet; , rather, I was a herdsman, and I took care of sycamore figs.
‘After that you will come to Gibeah of God where there are Philistine garrisons. When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place prophesying. They will be preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres.