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2 Kings 2:18

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

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2 Kings 2:18 in other translations

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 in context

  1. 16They said to him, “See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps Yahweh’s Spirit has taken him up, and put him on some mountain, or into some valley.”
    He said, “Don’t send them.”
  2. 17When 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.
  3. 18They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go?’ ”
  4. 19The men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, please, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren.”
  5. 20He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” Then they brought it to him.