They came back to him, while he stayed at Yericho; and he said to them, *Didn't I tell you, 'Don't go?'*
2 Kings 2:17 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but didn't 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. |
They came back to him, while he stayed at Yericho; and he said to them, *Didn't I tell you, 'Don't go?'*
He settled his gaze steadfastly [on him], until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
By faith, Chanokh was taken away, so that he wouldn't see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.