Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?” New Living Translation Elisha was still at Jericho when they returned. “Didn’t I tell you not to go?” he asked. English Standard Version 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’?” Berean Standard Bible When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?” King James Bible And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? New King James Version And when they came back to him, for he had stayed in Jericho, he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?” New American Standard Bible They returned to him while he was staying in Jericho; and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?” NASB 1995 They returned to him while he was staying at Jericho; and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go ‘?” NASB 1977 And they returned to him while he was staying at Jericho; and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?” Legacy Standard Bible So they returned to him while he was staying at Jericho; and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?” Amplified Bible They returned to Elisha while he was staying at Jericho; and he said to them, “Did I not tell you, ‘Do not go’?” Christian Standard Bible When they returned to him in Jericho where he was staying, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible When they returned to him in Jericho where he was staying, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?” American Standard Version And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they came to him, and he dwelt in Jericho, and he said to them: “Did I not tell you that you should not go?” Brenton Septuagint Translation And they returned to him, for he dwelt in Jericho: and Elisaie said, Did I not say to you, Go not? Contemporary English Version They returned to Jericho, and Elisha said, "I told you that you wouldn't find him." Douay-Rheims Bible And they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you: Do not send? English Revised Version And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? GOD'S WORD® Translation They returned to Elisha in Jericho, where he was waiting. He said, "Didn't I tell you not to go?" Good News Translation Then they returned to Elisha, who had waited at Jericho, and he said to them, "Didn't I tell you not to go?" International Standard Version By the time they returned, Elisha was living in Jericho. Then Elisha asked them, "Didn't I tell you not to go?" JPS Tanakh 1917 And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them: 'Did I not say unto you: Go not?' Literal Standard Version and they return to him—and he is abiding in Jericho—and he says to them, “Did I not say to you, Do not go?” Majority Standard Bible When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?” New American Bible When they returned to Elisha in Jericho, where he was staying, he said to them, “Did I not tell you not to go?” NET Bible When they came back, Elisha was staying in Jericho. He said to them, "Didn't I tell you, 'Don't go'?" New Revised Standard Version When they came back to him (he had remained at Jericho), he said to them, “Did I not say to you, Do not go?” New Heart English Bible They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, "Did I not tell you not to go?" Webster's Bible Translation And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not? World English Bible They came back to him while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go?’” Young's Literal Translation 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?' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elisha Succeeds Elijah…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 2:17 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. 2 Kings 2:19 Then the men of the city said to Elisha, "Please note, our lord, that the city's location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful." Treasury of Scripture And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not? Jump to Previous Abiding Elisha Jericho Staying Tarried TurnJump to Next Abiding Elisha Jericho Staying Tarried Turn2 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 (18) For he tarried.--Now he (emphatic) was abiding in Jericho (while they were searching). Did I not say.--Or, command. Elisha could now fairly remind them of his authority. So the phrase "Go not" is, in the Hebrew, imperative. (Comp. "Ye shall not send," 2Kings 2:16.) With these words, the history of Elijah significantly closes. "Elias resembled Moses in courage and eloquence, and no other prophet was his equal. But when he withdrew from the world, that Providence which guided the destinies of Israel did not, therefore, forsake His people. A portion of Elijah's spirit passed to his disciples; and they are forbidden to seek their departed master in the desert: they must find among themselves the means of carrying on his work" (Reuss). Thenius considers the entire section (2Kings 1:2 to 2Kings 2:18) to be a distinct fragment of a lost history of Elijah. Its contents, he says, betray the same poetical (?) spirit as 1 Kings 17-19. Verse 18. - And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? The prophet was not above vindicating the propriety of his past conduct. He waited at Jericho until the fifty men returned from their vain search, and then reminded them that his advice to them had been not to start on a useless errand. The ministers of God have to vindicate themselves, because God's honor is concerned in their being without reproach.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ (way·yā·šu·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to [Elisha], אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to who וְה֖וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was staying יֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in Jericho, בִּירִיח֑וֹ (bî·rî·ḥōw) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3405: Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua he said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to them, אֲלֵהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Didn't הֲלֽוֹא־ (hă·lō·w-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no I tell אָמַ֥רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say you אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם (’ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not to go?” תֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ (tê·lê·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk Links 2 Kings 2:18 NIV2 Kings 2:18 NLT 2 Kings 2:18 ESV 2 Kings 2:18 NASB 2 Kings 2:18 KJV 2 Kings 2:18 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 2:18 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 2:18 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 2:18 French Bible 2 Kings 2:18 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 2:18 They came back to him while he (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |