But the man of God [164] said to the king, “I will not go home with you, even if you give me half of your kingdom! I will not eat or drink anything in this place.
2 Kings 5:16 - Easy To Read Version But Elisha said, “I serve the Lord. And I promise, as the Lord lives, I will not accept any gift.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Elisha said, As the Lord lives, before Whom I stand, I will accept none. He urged him to take it, but Elisha refused. American Standard Version (1901) But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. Common English Bible But Elisha said, “I swear by the life of the LORD I serve that I won’t accept anything.” Naaman urged Elisha to accept something, but he still refused. Catholic Public Domain Version But he responded, "As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it." And though he urged him strongly, he did not agree at all. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he answered: As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And when he pressed him, he still refused. |
But the man of God [164] said to the king, “I will not go home with you, even if you give me half of your kingdom! I will not eat or drink anything in this place.
Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. Elijah said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall during the next few years. The rain will fall only if I command it to fall.”
Elijah answered, “As sure as the Lord All-Powerful lives, I promise that I will stand before the king today.”
Elisha said, “I respect Jehoshaphat the king of Judah and I serve the Lord All-Powerful. And as sure as he lives, I came here only because of Jehoshaphat. I tell you the truth, if Jehoshaphat was not here, I would not pay any attention to you. I would ignore you completely!
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, [50] said, “Look, my master (Elisha) has let Naaman the Aramean go without accepting the gift that he brought! As the Lord lives, I will run after Naaman and get something from him!”
Elisha said to Gehazi, “That is not true! My heart was with you when the man {Naaman} turned from his chariot [56] to meet you. This is not the time to take money, clothes, olives, grapes, sheep, cows, or men and women servants.
Then Daniel answered the king. Daniel said, “King Belshazzar, you can keep your gifts for yourself. Or you can give those rewards to someone else. But I will still read the writing on the wall for you. And I will explain to you what it means.
Heal sick people. Give dead people life again. Heal those people that have leprosy. {\cf2\super [124]} Force demons {\cf2\super [125]} to leave people. I give you these powers freely. So help other people freely.
“All things are allowed for me.” But not all things are good. “All things are allowed for me.” But I will not let anything be my master.
I am now ready to visit you the third time. And I will not be a burden to you. I don’t want any of the things you own. I only want you. Children should not have to save things to give to their parents. Parents should save to give to their children.