II Kings 2:17
“And 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 2:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And 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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und sie drangen in ihn, bis er sich schämte. Da sprach er: Sendet! Und so sandten sie fünfzig Mann; und sie suchten drei Tage lang, aber sie fanden ihn nicht.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas ellos le importunaron, hasta que avergonzándose dijo: Enviad. Entonces ellos enviaron cincuenta hombres, los cuales lo buscaron tres días, mas no lo hallaron.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas eles lhe importunaram, até que envergonhando-se, disse: Enviai. Então eles enviaram cinquenta homens, os quais o buscaram três dias, mas não o acharam.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas insistiram com Eliseu e o constrangeram até ficar envergonhado, então lhes disse: "Enviai-os". Assim, eles enviaram cinquenta homens e, por três dias, procuraram, mas não o encontraram.
📖 II Kings 2:17 in 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.
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