2 Kings 2:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?”

2 Kings 2:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 2:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 2:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They came back to him while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go’?””

2 Kings 2:18 — World English Bible

2 Kings 2:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?”

2 Kings 2:18 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 2:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they turn back unto him--and he is abiding in Jericho--and he saith unto them, `Did I not say unto you, Do not go?'”

2 Kings 2:18 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 2:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they came again to him (now he was staying at Jericho); and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?”

2 Kings 2:18 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 2:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore they returned to him, (for he taryed at Iericho) and he said vnto them, Did not I say vnto you, Goe not?”

2 Kings 2:18 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 2:18 in Context — 2 Kings 2

16 Ils lui dirent: Voici, il y a parmi tes serviteurs cinquante hommes vaillants; veux-tu qu’ils aillent chercher ton maître? Peut-être que l’esprit de l’Éternel l’a emporté et l’a jeté sur quelque montagne ou dans quelque vallée. Il répondit: Ne les envoyez pas.

17 Mais ils le pressèrent longtemps; et il dit: Envoyez-les. Ils envoyèrent les cinquante hommes, qui cherchèrent Élie pendant trois jours et ne le trouvèrent point.

18 Lorsqu’ils furent de retour auprès d’Élisée, qui était à Jéricho, il leur dit: Ne vous avais-je pas dit: N’allez pas?

19 Les gens de la ville dirent à Élisée: Voici, le séjour de la ville est bon, comme le voit mon seigneur; mais les eaux sont mauvaises, et le pays est stérile.

20 Il dit: Apportez-moi un plat neuf, et mettez-y du sel. Et ils le lui apportèrent.

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What Does 2 Kings 2:18 Mean?

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