Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He said, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!” New Living Translation “May God strike me and even kill me if I don’t separate Elisha’s head from his shoulders this very day,” the king vowed. English Standard Version and he said, “May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.” Berean Standard Bible He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!” King James Bible Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. New King James Version Then he said, “God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!” New American Standard Bible Then he said, “May God do so to me and more so, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today.” NASB 1995 Then he said, “May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today.” NASB 1977 Then he said, “May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today.” Legacy Standard Bible Then he said, “May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today.” Amplified Bible Then he said, “May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!” Christian Standard Bible He announced, “May God punish me and do so severely if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.” Holman Christian Standard Bible He announced, “May God punish me and do so severely if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.” American Standard Version Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he said: “So God shall do to me and so he will add to me if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat will remain upon him today!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said, God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisaie shall stand upon him this day. Contemporary English Version He said, "I pray that God will punish me terribly, if Elisha's head is still on his shoulders by this time tomorrow." Douay-Rheims Bible And the king said: May God do so and so to me, and may he add more, if the head of Eliseus the son of Saphat shall stand on him this day. English Revised Version Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. GOD'S WORD® Translation He said, "May God strike me dead if the head of Elisha, son of Shaphat, stays on his [body] today." Good News Translation He exclaimed, "May God strike me dead if Elisha is not beheaded before the day is over!" International Standard Version He said, "May God do to me—and more also!—if the head of Shaphat's son Elisha remains on his shoulders today!" JPS Tanakh 1917 Then he said: 'God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.' Literal Standard Version And he says, “Thus God does to me and thus He adds, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on him this day.” Majority Standard Bible He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!” New American Bible The king exclaimed, “May God do thus to me, and more, if the head of Elisha, son of Shaphat, stays on him today!” NET Bible Then he said, "May God judge me severely if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!" New Revised Standard Version and he said, “So may God do to me, and more, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat stays on his shoulders today.” New Heart English Bible Then he said, "God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stay on him this day." Webster's Bible Translation Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. World English Bible Then he said, “God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on him today.” Young's Literal Translation And he saith, 'Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add -- if it remain -- the head of Elisha son of Shaphat -- upon him this day.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Siege and Famine of Samaria…30When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin. 31He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!” 32Now 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?”… Cross References Ruth 1:17 Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me." 1 Kings 19:2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!" 1 Kings 20:10 Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: "May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful." 2 Kings 5:20 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him." Treasury of Scripture Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. God do so Ruth 1:17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. 1 Samuel 3:17 And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. 1 Samuel 14:44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. if the head 1 Kings 18:17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? 1 Kings 19:2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. 1 Kings 22:8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. Jump to Previous Add Body Deal Elisha Eli'sha God's Head Keeps Punishment Severely Shaphat Shoulders Stand TodayJump to Next Add Body Deal Elisha Eli'sha God's Head Keeps Punishment Severely Shaphat Shoulders Stand Today2 Kings 6 1. Elisha, allowing the young prophets to enlarge dwellings, floats an axhead8. He discloses the king of Syria's counsel 13. The army which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elisha, is blinded 19. Being brought into Samaria, they are dismissed in peace 24. The famine in Samaria causes women to eat their own children 30. The king sends to slay Elisha (31) Then he said.--And he (i.e., the king), said. God do so . . . to me. --Literally, So may God do to me, and so may he add: a common form of oath. (Comp. Ruth 1:17; 1Samuel 3:17; 1Kings 2:23.)If the head of Elisha . . . this day.--The king's horror at the woman's dreadful story is succeeded by indignation against Elisha, who had probably counselled an unyielding resistance to the foe, in the steadfast faith that Jehovah would help His own; and who, prophet though he was, and endued with miraculous powers, had yet brought no help in this hour of urgent need. (Comp. with the oath that of Jezebel against Elijah, 1Kings 19:2.) Verse 31. - Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him - i.e. "continue on him" - this day. The form of oath was a common one (comp. Ruth 1:17; 1 Samuel 3:17; 1 Samuel 25:22; 2 Samuel 19:13; 1 Kings 2:23; 1 Kings 19:2, etc.). It was an imprecation of evil on one's self, if one did, or if one failed to do, a certain thing. Why Jehoram should have considered Elisha as responsible for all the horrors of the siege is not apparent; but perhaps he supposed that it was in Elisha's power to work a miracle of any kind at any moment that he liked. If so, he misunderstood the nature of the miraculous gift. In threatening to behead Elisha, he is not making himself an executor of the Law, which nowhere sanctioned that mode of punishment, but assuming the arbitrary power of the other Oriental monarchs of his time, who regarded themselves as absolute masters of the lives and liberties of their subjects. Beheading was common in Egypt, in Babylonia, and in Assyria.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He announced,וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “May God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative punish כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now me, לִּ֥י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew and ever so וְכֹ֣ה (wə·ḵōh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now severely, יוֹסִ֑ף (yō·w·sip̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3254: To add, augment if אִֽם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the head רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head of Elisha אֱלִישָׁ֧ע (’ĕ·lî·šā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 477: Elisha -- 'God is salvation', a well-known Israelite prophet son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Shaphat שָׁפָ֛ט (šā·p̄āṭ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8202: Shaphat -- 'he has judged', five Israelites remains יַעֲמֹ֞ד (ya·‘ă·mōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations on his shoulders עָלָ֖יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against through this day!” הַיּֽוֹם׃ (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Links 2 Kings 6:31 NIV2 Kings 6:31 NLT 2 Kings 6:31 ESV 2 Kings 6:31 NASB 2 Kings 6:31 KJV 2 Kings 6:31 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 6:31 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 6:31 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 6:31 French Bible 2 Kings 6:31 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 6:31 Then he said God do so (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |
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