Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But they persisted until he was too embarrassed to refuse. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him. New Living Translation But they kept urging him until they shamed him into agreeing, and he finally said, “All right, send them.” So fifty men searched for three days but did not find Elijah. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah. King James Bible 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. New King James Version But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send them!” Therefore they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him. New American Standard Bible Yet when they urged him until he was ashamed to refuse, he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men; and they searched for three days, but did not find him. NASB 1995 But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him. NASB 1977 But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days, but did not find him. Legacy Standard Bible But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him. Amplified Bible But when they urged him until he was embarrassed [to refuse them], he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find Elijah. Christian Standard Bible However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment, so he said, “Send them.” They sent fifty men, who looked for three days but did not find him. Holman Christian Standard Bible However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment, so he said, “Send them.” They sent 50 men, who looked for three days but did not find him. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they contended with him until he was ashamed of them, and he said: “Send!” And they sent fifty men and they looked for him three days, and they did not find him. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they pressed him until he was ashamed; and he said, Send. And they sent fifty men, and sought three days, and found him not. Contemporary English Version They kept begging until he was embarrassed to say no. He finally agreed, and the prophets sent the men out. They looked three days for Elijah but never found him. Douay-Rheims Bible But they pressed him, till he consented, and said: Send. And they sent fifty men: and they sought three days but found him not. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation But the disciples kept urging him [to send the men] until he was embarrassed. So he said, "Send them." They sent 50 men who searched for three days without finding him. Good News Translation But they insisted until he gave in and let them go. The fifty of them went and looked high and low for Elijah for three days, but didn't find him. International Standard Version But they persisted until he was frustrated, so he said, "Send them out!" So they sent out the 50 men, and they looked around for three days but did not find Elijah. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version And they press on him, until he is ashamed, and he says, “Send”; and they send fifty men, and they seek three days, and have not found him; Majority Standard Bible But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah. New American Bible But they kept urging him, until he was embarrassed and said, “Send them.” So they sent the fifty men, who searched for three days without finding him. NET Bible But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said, "Send them out." They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah. New Revised Standard Version But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men who searched for three days but did not find him. New Heart English Bible When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send them." They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched for three days, but did not find him. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.” Therefore they sent fifty men; and they searched for three days, but didn’t find him. Young's Literal Translation And they press upon him, till he is ashamed, and he saith, 'Send ye;' and they send fifty men, and they seek three days, and have not found him; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elisha Succeeds Elijah…16“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied. 17But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah. 18When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”… Cross References 2 Kings 2:18 When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, "Didn't I tell you not to go?" 2 Kings 8:11 Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep. Treasury of Scripture 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. they urged 2 Samuel 18:22,23 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready? … Luke 11:8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. Romans 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. found him not Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. Jump to Previous Ashamed Fifty Find Found Kept Persisted Press Refuse Requesting Searched Searching Seek Shamed Sought Three UrgedJump to Next Ashamed Fifty Find Found Kept Persisted Press Refuse Requesting Searched Searching Seek Shamed Sought Three Urged2 Kings 2 1. Elijah, taking his leave of Elisha, with his mantle divides Jordan9. and, granting Elisha his request, is taken up by a fiery chariot into heaven 12. Elisha, dividing Jordan with Elijah's mantle, is acknowledged his successor 16. The young prophets, hardly obtaining leave to seek Elijah, cannot find him. 19. Elisha with salt heals the unwholesome waters 23. Bears destroy the children that mocked Elisha (17) Urged him.--Genesis 33:11. Till he was ashamed.--Literally, unto being ashamed. The pronoun is not expressed in the Hebrew. "They pressed upon him, 'ad b?sh," means "until he was embarrassed, disconcerted, put out of countenance." (Comp. 2Kings 8:11; Judges 3:25.) Thenius prefers "they carried their importunity to a shameless length;" Keil and Bahr, "until he was disappointed in the hope of dissuading them." (Comp. Psalm 22:5.) Verse 17. - And when they urged him, till he was ashamed, he said, Send; literally, when they urged him until shame; which some expound to mean, "until they were ashamed to press him any more" (Gesenius, Winer, Keil); but others, with more reason, "until he was ashamed to persist in his refusal" (ἑὼς οῦ ἠσχύνετο, LXX.). It is always a hard thing for one man to refuse the repeated and earnest request of a multitude. When Elisha said, "Send," he had not in the least changed his mind; he only meant to say, "Send, then, if you insist upon it, to satisfy yourselves, not me. There is no harm in your sending." They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. The result bore out the advice and anticipations of the prophet. It was simply nil. No trace was found of the aged seer who had been translated from earth to heaven.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But when they pressedוַיִּפְצְרוּ־ (way·yip̄·ṣə·rū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6484: To peck at, stun, dull him ב֥וֹ (ḇōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew to the point of עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while embarrassment, בֹּ֖שׁ (bōš) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed he said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Send [them].” שְׁלָ֑חוּ (šə·lā·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out And they sent וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ (way·yiš·lə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out fifty חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (ḥă·miš·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 2572: Fifty men, אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who searched for וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ (way·ḇaq·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after three שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־ (šə·lō·šāh-) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice days יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day but did not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no find [Elijah]. מְצָאֻֽהוּ׃ (mə·ṣā·’u·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present Links 2 Kings 2:17 NIV2 Kings 2:17 NLT 2 Kings 2:17 ESV 2 Kings 2:17 NASB 2 Kings 2:17 KJV 2 Kings 2:17 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 2:17 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 2:17 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 2:17 French Bible 2 Kings 2:17 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 2:17 When they urged him until he was (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |