And they came back to him while he was staying at Jericho, and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?”
2 Kings 2:17 - English Standard Version 2016 But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men. And for three days they sought him 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. |
And they came back to him while he was staying at Jericho, and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?”
And he fixed his gaze and stared at him, until he was embarrassed. And the man of God wept.
I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs.
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.