2 Kings 2 · Verse 17

2 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.
2 Kings 2:17, King James Version

2 Kings 2:17 in other translations

BSBBut 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.
WEBWhen 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd 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;
DARBYAnd they pressed him till he was ashamed, and he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men, and they sought three days, but did not find him.
BBEBut when they kept on requesting him, he was shamed and said, Send, then. So they sent fifty men; but after searching for three days, they came back without having seen him.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 2 Kings 2:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 2:14-18

14-18. smote the waters--The waving of the mantle on the river, and the miraculous division of the waters consequent upon it, was an evidence that the Lord God of Elijah was with him, and as this miracle was witnessed by the scholars of the prophets from Jericho, they forthwith recognized the pre-eminence of Elisha, as now the prophet of Israel.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Till he was ashamed - He saw they would not be satisfied unless they made the proposed search; he felt therefore that he could not, with any good grace, resist their importunity any longer.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 2:13-18

Elijah left his mantle to Elisha; as a token of the descent of the Spirit upon him; it was more than if he had left him thousands of gold and silver. Elisha took it up, not as a sacred relic to be worshipped, but as a significant garment to be worn. Now that Elijah was taken to heaven, Elisha inquired, 1. After God; when our creature-comforts are removed, we have a God to go to, who lives for ever. 2. After the God…

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2 Kings 2:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּפְצְרוּ\־vai.yif.tze.ru-and they urgedH6484
ב֥וֹvo<in> him
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
בֹּ֖שׁboshwas ashamedH954
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שְׁלָ֑חוּshe.La.chusend [them]H7971
וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.Chuand they sent outH7971
חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimfiftyH2572
אִ֔ישׁ'IshmanH376
וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.Shuand they searchedH1245
שְׁלֹשָֽׁה\־she.lo.shah-threeH7969
יָמִ֖יםya.MimdaysH3117
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
מְצָאֻֽהוּ\׃me.tza.'U.huthey found himH4672

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 2:17

  • 2 Kings 8:11

    And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

  • 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.

  • Romans 10:2

    For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

  • 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.

  • 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? But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they urged.
2Sa 18:22,23; Lu 11:8; Ro 10:2
found him not.
Heb 11:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 2:16

    And 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.

  • 2 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.

  • 2 Kings 2:18

    And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

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2 Kings 2:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas ellos le importunaron, hasta que avergonzándose dijo: Enviad. Entonces ellos enviaron cincuenta hombres, los cuales lo buscaron tres días, mas no lo hallaron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils le pressèrent jusqu’à ce qu’il en fut honteux. Et il leur dit: Envoyez. Et ils envoyèrent 50 hommes; et ils cherchèrent trois jours, et ne le trouvèrent pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		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.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Coëgeruntque eum donec acquiesceret, et diceret: Mittite. Et miserunt quinquaginta viros: qui cum quæsissent tribus diebus, non invenerunt.