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? Contemporary English Version They returned to Jericho, and Elisha said, "I told you that you wouldn't find him." 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?" 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?? NET Bible When they came back, Elisha was staying in Jericho. He said to them, "Didn't I tell you, 'Don't 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?’” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they return to him—and he is abiding in Jericho—and he says to them, “Did I not say to you, Do not 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?' Smith's Literal Translation And they will turn back to him, and he sitting in Jericho; and he will say to them, Did I not say to you, Ye shall not send? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you: Do not send? Catholic Public Domain Version And they returned to him, for he was living in Jericho. And he said to them: “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not send them?’ ” 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?” 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?” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when they came back to him (while he tarried at Jericho), he said to them, Did I not say to you, Do not go? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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?” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them: 'Did I not say unto you: Go not?' Brenton Septuagint Translation And they returned to him, for he dwelt in Jericho: and Elisaie said, Did I not say to you, Go not? 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 1:16 And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.” 1 Kings 22:28 But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!” 2 Kings 3:13 Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.” 2 Kings 6:32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?” 2 Kings 7:2 But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.” 2 Kings 7:19 And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!” 2 Kings 8:10-13 Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.” / Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep. / “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.” ... 2 Kings 9:36-37 So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel. / And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’” 2 Kings 10:10 Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.” 2 Kings 13:19 But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.” 2 Kings 20:19 But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?” Matthew 17:17 “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.” Luke 24:25 Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! John 20:27 Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.” Acts 13:41 ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’” 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 When they returned to him This phrase refers to the group of prophets who had gone searching for Elijah after his ascension into heaven. The Hebrew root for "returned" is "שׁוּב" (shuv), which means to turn back or return. This word often signifies repentance or a change of direction in the Old Testament. In this context, it highlights the futility of their search and the need to trust in the prophetic word given by Elisha. The act of returning also symbolizes a physical and spiritual acknowledgment of Elisha's authority as Elijah's successor. who was staying in Jericho he said to them Did I not say to you Do not go 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) |
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