So the men went to Jericho where Elisha was staying. {They told him that they could not find Elijah.} Elisha said to them, “I told you not to go.”
2 Kings 2:17 - Easy To Read Version The group of prophets [14] begged Elisha until he was embarrassed. Then Elisha said, “Fine, send the men {to look for Elijah}.” 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. |
So the men went to Jericho where Elisha was staying. {They told him that they could not find Elijah.} Elisha said to them, “I told you not to go.”
Elisha began to stare. He stared until {Hazael} felt embarrassed. Then the man of God [98] began to cry.
I tell you, maybe friendship is not enough to make him get up to give you the bread. But he will surely get up to give you what you need if you continue to ask.
I can say this about the Jews: They really try to follow God. But they don’t know the right way.
Enoch was carried away from this earth. He never died. The Scripture {\cf2\super [144]} says that, before Enoch was carried off, he was a man who truly pleased God. Later, people could not find Enoch, because God took Enoch to be with him. This happened to Enoch because he had faith.