Verse 18

2 Kings 2:18

Bible in Basic English

18 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?

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יָּשֻׁ֣בוּ אֵלָ֔י/ו וְ/ה֖וּא יֹשֵׁ֣ב בִּ/ירִיח֑וֹ וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם הֲ/לֽוֹא אָמַ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵי/כֶ֖ם אַל תֵּלֵֽכוּ

English Translation

And they returned to me, and he was sitting in Jericho, and he said to them, "Did I not say to you, 'Do not go'?"

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Chapter 2 Context

1 Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a great wind, Elijah went with Elisha fro... Focus ↗

2 And Elijah said to Elisha, Come no farther for the Lord has sent me to Beth-el. But Elisha said, As... Focus ↗

3 And at Beth-el the sons of the prophets came out to Elisha and said, Has it been made clear to you t... Focus ↗

4 Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. But he said, As the L... Focus ↗

5 And at Jericho the sons of the prophets came up to Elisha and said to him, Has it been made clear to... Focus ↗

6 Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jordan. But he said, As the Lo... Focus ↗

7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went out and took their places facing them a long way off,... Focus ↗

8 Then Elijah took off his robe, and, rolling it up, gave the water a blow with it, and the waters wer... Focus ↗

9 And when they had come to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, Say what you would have me do for y... Focus ↗

10 And he said, You have made a hard request: still, if you see me when I am taken from you, you will g... Focus ↗

11 And while they went on their way, going on talking together, suddenly there were carriages and horse... Focus ↗

12 And when Elisha saw it he gave a cry, My father, my father, the carriages of Israel and its horsemen... Focus ↗

13 Then he took up Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and went back till he came to the ed... Focus ↗

14 And he took Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and giving the water a blow with it, sai... Focus ↗

15 And when the sons of the prophets who were facing him at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of E... Focus ↗

16 And they said, Your servants have with us here fifty strong men; be pleased to let them go in search... Focus ↗

17 But when they kept on requesting him, he was shamed and said, Send, then. So they sent fifty men; bu... Focus ↗

18 And they came back to him, while he was still at Jericho; and he said to them, Did I not say to you,...

19 Now the men of the town said to Elisha, You see that the position of this town is good; but the wate... Focus ↗

20 So he said, Get me a new vessel, and put salt in it; and they took it to him. Focus ↗

21 Then he went out to the spring from which the water came, and put salt in it, and said, The Lord say... Focus ↗

22 And the water was made sweet again to this day, as Elisha said. Focus ↗

23 Then from there he went up to Beth-el; and on his way, some little boys came out from the town and m... Focus ↗

24 And turning back, he saw them, and put a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears ca... Focus ↗

25 From there he went to Mount Carmel, and came back from there to Samaria. Focus ↗

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