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2 Kings 6:31-32
New King James Version
2 Kings 6:31-32
New King James Version
31 Then he said, (A)“God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!”
32 But Elisha was sitting in his house, and (B)the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man ahead of him, but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, (C)“Do you see how this son of (D)a murderer has sent someone to take away my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door. Is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”
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2 Kings 6:31-32
New American Standard Bible
2 Kings 6:31-32
New American Standard Bible
31 Then he said, “May (A)God do so to me and more so, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat [a]remains on him today.”
32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and (B)the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man from his presence; but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you (C)see how this son of a murderer has sent a man to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and [b]hold the door shut against him. Is the sound of his master’s feet not behind him?”
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- 2 Kings 6:31 Lit stands
- 2 Kings 6:32 Lit press him with the door
2 Kings 6:31-32
Amplified Bible
2 Kings 6:31-32
Amplified Bible
31 Then he said, “[a]May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!”
32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man ahead of him [to behead Elisha]; but before the messenger arrived, Elisha told the elders, “Do you see how this son of [Jezebel] a murderer has sent [a man] to remove my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold it securely against him. Is not the sound of his master’s feet [just] behind him?”
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- 2 Kings 6:31 Jehoram, the king of Israel, may have been angry at Elisha because the prophet had persuaded him not to kill the enemy army when he had the chance (v 22). He may also have blamed Elisha for the famine (or for failing to ask God to end it), though there is no indication that Elisha had called for it or announced it.
2 Kings 6:31-32
New International Version
2 Kings 6:31-32
New International Version
31 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!”
32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders(A) were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Don’t you see how this murderer(B) is sending someone to cut off my head?(C) Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold it shut against him. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”
2 Kings 6:31-32
King James Version
2 Kings 6:31-32
King James Version
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 this day.
32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
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