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?
2 Kings 2:18 in other translations
| BSB | When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?” |
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| WEB | They came back to him while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go’?” |
| ASV | And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? |
| YLT | 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?' |
| DARBY | And they came again to him (now he was staying at Jericho); and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not? |
| BBE | And they came back to him, while he was still at Jericho; and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not? |
| Webster | And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not? |
What does 2 Kings 2:18 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.
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…
2 Kings 2:18 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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?
- 2 Kings 2:19
And 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.
2 Kings 2:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cuando volvieron á él, que se había quedado en Jericó, él les dijo: ¿No os dije yo que no fueseis? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils retournèrent vers Élisée (il habitait à Jéricho); et il leur dit: Ne vous avais-je pas dit: N’y allez pas? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie kehrten zu ihm zurück; und er sprach zu ihnen: Habe ich euch nicht gesagt: Gehet nicht hin? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et reversi sunt ad eum: at ille habitabat in Jericho, et dixit eis: Numquid non dixi vobis: Nolite mittere? |