Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But they persisted until he was too embarrassed to refuse. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him. New Living Translation But they kept urging him until they shamed him into agreeing, and he finally said, “All right, send them.” So fifty men searched for three days but did not find Elijah. English Standard Version But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men. And for three days they sought him but did not find him. Berean Standard Bible But 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send them!” Therefore they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him. New American Standard Bible Yet when they urged him until he was ashamed to refuse, he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men; and they searched for three days, but did not find him. NASB 1995 But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him. NASB 1977 But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days, but did not find him. Legacy Standard Bible But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him. Amplified Bible But when they urged him until he was embarrassed [to refuse them], he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find Elijah. Christian Standard Bible However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment, so he said, “Send them.” They sent fifty men, who looked for three days but did not find him. Holman Christian Standard Bible However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment, so he said, “Send them.” They sent 50 men, who looked for three days but did not find him. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version They kept begging until he was embarrassed to say no. He finally agreed, and the prophets sent the men out. They looked three days for Elijah but never found him. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation But the disciples kept urging him [to send the men] until he was embarrassed. So he said, "Send them." They sent 50 men who searched for three days without finding him. Good News Translation But they insisted until he gave in and let them go. The fifty of them went and looked high and low for Elijah for three days, but didn't find him. International Standard Version But they persisted until he was frustrated, so he said, "Send them out!" So they sent out the 50 men, and they looked around for three days but did not find Elijah. Majority Standard Bible But 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. NET Bible But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said, "Send them out." They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah. New Heart English Bible When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send them." They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched for three days, but did not find him. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible When 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they press on him, until he is ashamed, and he says, “Send”; and they send fifty men, and they seek three days, and have not found him; Young's Literal Translation And they press upon him, till he is ashamed, and he saith, 'Send ye;' and they send fifty men, and they seek three days, and have not found him; Smith's Literal Translation And they will press upon him till he was ashamed, and he will say, Send. And they will send fifty men; and they will seek three days, and they found not. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut they pressed him, till he consented, and said: Send. And they sent fifty men: and they sought three days but found him not. Catholic Public Domain Version And they urged him, until he acquiesced and said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men. And after they had searched for three days, they did not find him. New American Bible But they kept urging him, until he was embarrassed and said, “Send them.” So they sent the fifty men, who searched for three days without finding him. New Revised Standard Version But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men who searched for three days but did not find him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when they urged him till he was embarrassed, he said, Send. So they sent therefore fifty men; and they sought him for three days, but found him not. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they contended with him until he was ashamed of them, and he said: “Send!” And they sent fifty men and they looked for him three days, and they did not find him. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they pressed him until he was ashamed; and he said, Send. And they sent fifty men, and sought three days, and found him not. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elisha Succeeds Elijah…16“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied. 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 1 Kings 18:12 I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth. Acts 1:9-11 After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. / They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. / “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.” 1 Kings 18:10 As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you. Matthew 17:1-3 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. / There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. / Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. 1 Kings 18:43-44 “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” / On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’” Luke 24:51 While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven. 1 Samuel 10:22 So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.” Mark 9:2-4 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them. / His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them. / And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus. Genesis 5:24 Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away. Acts 8:39-40 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing. / But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea. Exodus 24:15-18 When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, / and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. / And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites. ... Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. Deuteronomy 34:5-6 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said. / And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave. Revelation 11:12 And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them. 1 Kings 19:11-12 Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. Treasury of Scripture 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. they urged 2 Samuel 18:22,23 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready? … Luke 11:8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. Romans 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. found him not Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. Jump to Previous Ashamed Fifty Find Found Kept Persisted Press Refuse Requesting Searched Searching Seek Shamed Sought Three UrgedJump to Next Ashamed Fifty Find Found Kept Persisted Press Refuse Requesting Searched Searching Seek Shamed Sought Three Urged2 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 But when they persisted This phrase indicates a sense of urgency and insistence from the sons of the prophets. The Hebrew root for "persisted" is "פָּצַר" (patsar), which conveys the idea of pressing or urging strongly. This persistence reflects a human tendency to rely on physical evidence rather than faith. Historically, this moment captures the tension between human doubt and divine assurance, as Elisha had already witnessed Elijah's ascension and knew he was no longer on earth. until he was too embarrassed to refuse he said, 'Send them.' And they sent fifty men who searched for three days but did not find him Till he was ashamed.--Literally, unto being ashamed. The pronoun is not expressed in the Hebrew. "They pressed upon him, 'ad b?sh," means "until he was embarrassed, disconcerted, put out of countenance." (Comp. 2Kings 8:11; Judges 3:25.) Thenius prefers "they carried their importunity to a shameless length;" Keil and Bahr, "until he was disappointed in the hope of dissuading them." (Comp. Psalm 22:5.) Verse 17. - And when they urged him, till he was ashamed, he said, Send; literally, when they urged him until shame; which some expound to mean, "until they were ashamed to press him any more" (Gesenius, Winer, Keil); but others, with more reason, "until he was ashamed to persist in his refusal" (ἑὼς οῦ ἠσχύνετο, LXX.). It is always a hard thing for one man to refuse the repeated and earnest request of a multitude. When Elisha said, "Send," he had not in the least changed his mind; he only meant to say, "Send, then, if you insist upon it, to satisfy yourselves, not me. There is no harm in your sending." They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. The result bore out the advice and anticipations of the prophet. It was simply nil. No trace was found of the aged seer who had been translated from earth to heaven.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But when they pressedוַיִּפְצְרוּ־ (way·yip̄·ṣə·rū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6484: To peck at, stun, dull him ב֥וֹ (ḇōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew to the point of עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while embarrassment, בֹּ֖שׁ (bōš) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed he said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Send [them].” שְׁלָ֑חוּ (šə·lā·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out And they sent וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ (way·yiš·lə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out fifty חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (ḥă·miš·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 2572: Fifty men, אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who searched for וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ (way·ḇaq·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after three שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־ (šə·lō·šāh-) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice days יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day but did not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no find [Elijah]. מְצָאֻֽהוּ׃ (mə·ṣā·’u·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present Links 2 Kings 2:17 NIV2 Kings 2:17 NLT 2 Kings 2:17 ESV 2 Kings 2:17 NASB 2 Kings 2:17 KJV 2 Kings 2:17 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 2:17 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 2:17 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 2:17 French Bible 2 Kings 2:17 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 2:17 When they urged him until he was (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |
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