2 Kings
King James Version (KJV)
2 Kings 2:18
“And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?”
King James Version (KJV)
2 Kings 2:18 Context
15And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 16And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. 17And 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. 18And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? 19And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. 20And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 21And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
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And when they came againe to him (for he taried at Iericho) hee said vnto them, Did I not say vnto you, Goe not?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
They returned to him while he was staying at Jericho; and he said to them, "Did I not say to you, 'Do not go'?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And they came back to him, while he was still at Jericho; and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
- Basic English Bible
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?
- Darby Bible
And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
- Webster's Bible
They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, "Didn't I tell you, 'Don't go?'"
- World English Bible
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?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them: 'Did I not say unto you: Go not?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
They returned to him while he was staying at Jericho; and he said to them, "Did I not say to you, 'Do not go'?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And they came back to him, while he was still at Jericho; and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
- Basic English Bible
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?
- Darby Bible
And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
- Webster's Bible
They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, "Didn't I tell you, 'Don't go?'"
- World English Bible
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?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them: 'Did I not say unto you: Go not?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 2 Kings 2:18
2:16 Strong men - Able to take such a journey. Lest, &c. - They thought, either that God had not finally taken him away from them, but only for a time; or that God had only taken away his soul, and that his body was cast down into some place, which they desired to seek, that they might give it an honourable burial.
2:17 Was ashamed - That is, to deny them any longer, lest they should think his denial proceeded from a neglect of his master, or a contempt of them.
2:19 Barren - Either it was so originally, at least, as to that part of the city where the college of the prophets was: or, it became so from the curse of God inflicted upon it, when Hiel rebuilt it. However, upon the prophet's care, it grew exceeding fruitful, and therefore is commended for its fertility in later writers.
2:20 A new cruse - That there might be no legal pollution in it which might offend God, and hinder his miraculous operation. Put salt - A most improper remedy; for salt naturally makes waters brackish, and lands barren. Hereby therefore he would shew, that this was effected solely by the Divine power, which could work either without means, or against them.