2 Kings 2:2 - Easy To Read Version

Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, because the Lord told me to go to Bethel.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And Elijah said to Elisha, Tarry here, I pray you, for the Lord has sent me to Bethel. But Elisha replied, As the Lord lives and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisha said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.

Common English Bible

Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because the LORD has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the LORD lives and as you live, I won’t leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And Elijah said to Elisha: "Remain here. For the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel." And Elisha said to him, "As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you." And when they had descended to Bethel,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Elias said to Eliseus: Stay thou here, because the Lord hath sent me as far as Bethel. And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And when they were come down to Bethel,

2 Kings 2:2 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 28:19

The name of that place was Luz. But Jacob named it Bethel. [164]

1 Kings 12:28

So the king asked his advisers what he should do. {They gave him their advice.} So Jeroboam made two golden calves. King Jeroboam said to the people, “You should not go to Jerusalem to worship. Israel, these are the gods that brought you out of Egypt.” [155]

1 Kings 12:29

King Jeroboam put one golden calf in Bethel. [156] He put the other golden calf in the city of Dan. [157]

1 Kings 12:33

So King Jeroboam chose his own time for a holiday for the Israelites. It was the 15th day of the eighth month. During that time he offered sacrifices and burned incense [159] on the altar that he built. This was in the city of Bethel.

2 Kings 2:23

Elisha went from that city to Bethel. Elisha was walking up the hill to the city, and some boys were coming down out of the city. They began making fun of Elisha. They said to him, “Go up, you bald headed man! Go up, you bald headed man!”

2 Kings 2:4

Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, because the Lord told me to go to Jericho.”

2 Kings 2:6

Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, because the Lord told me to go to the Jordan River.”

2 Kings 4:30

But the child’s mother said, “I promise, as the Lord lives and as you live, I won’t leave without you!”

Jeremiah 4:2

If you do those things,\par then you will be able to use my name\par to make a promise:\par You will be able to say,\par ‘As the Lord lives.’\par And you will be able to use those words\par in a truthful, honest, and right way.\par If you do these things, then the nations\par will be blessed by the Lord.\par They will brag about the things\par that the Lord has done.”\par

1 John 2:19

Those enemies of Christ were in our group. But they left us. They did not really belong with us. If they were really part of our group, then they would have stayed with us. But they left. This shows that none of them really belonged with us.

1 Samuel 1:26

Hannah said to Eli, “Pardon me, sir. I am the same woman that stood near you praying to the Lord. I promise that I am telling the truth.

1 Samuel 17:55

Saul watched David go out to fight Goliath. Saul spoke to Abner, the commander of the army. “Abner, who is that young man’s father?”

1 Samuel 25:26

The Lord has kept you from killing innocent people. Surely as the Lord lives and surely as you live, I hope your enemies and all the people who want to harm you become like Nabal.