Elisha Succeeds Elijah
2 Kings 2:18
In 11 translations
- BSB
- When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
- 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?
- WEB
- They came back to him while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go’?”
- ASV
- And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
- LSV
- 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?”
- YLT
- 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?'
- DBY
- 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?
- DRC
- 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?
- GNV
- Therefore they returned to him, (for he taryed at Iericho) and he said vnto them, Did not I say vnto you, Goe not?
- JPS
- And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them: 'Did I not say unto you: Go not?'
- LXXE
- And they returned to him, for he dwelt in Jericho: and Elisaie said, Did I not say to you, Go not?
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ אֵלָ֔יו וְה֖וּא יֹשֵׁ֣ב בִּירִיח֑וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם הֲלֽוֹא־אָמַ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם אַל־תֵּלֵֽכוּ׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἀνέστρεψαν πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐκάθητο ἐν Ἱεριχώ· καὶ εἶπεν Ἑλισαῖε, οὐκ εἶπον πρὸς ὑμᾶς, μὴ πορευθῆτε;
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📍 Jericho◆ Prophecies of Elisha
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