2 Kings 2:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood far off: and they two stood by Jordan.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And fifty{H2572} men{H376} of the sons{H1121} of the prophets{H5030} went,{H1980} and stood{H5975} over against{H5048} them afar off:{H7350} and they two{H8147} stood{H5975} by the Jordan.{H3383}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And fifty{H2572} men{H376} of the sons{H1121} of the prophets{H5030} went{H1980}{(H8804)}, and stood{H5975}{(H8799)} to view{H5048} afar off{H7350}: and they two{H8147} stood{H5975}{(H8804)} by Jordan{H3383}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But fyftye men of ye prophetes children wete forth, and stode ouer agaynst the a farre of: but they both stode by Iordane.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And fiftie men of the sonnes of the Prophets went and stoode on the other side a farre off, and they two stoode by Iorden.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And fiftie men of the sonnes of the prophetes came & stoode on the other syde a farre of: and they two stoode by Iordane.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    -- and fifty men of the sons of the prophets have gone on, and stand over-against afar off -- and both of them have stood by the Jordan.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went out and took their places facing them a long way off, while the two of them were by the edge of Jordan.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The fifty members of the prophetic guild went and stood opposite them at a distance, while Elijah and Elisha stood by the Jordan.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 18:4 : 4 When Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets, hidden them in two caves in groups of fifty, and provided them with bread and water.
  • 1 Kgs 18:13 : 13 Has it not been reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred of the LORD's prophets in two caves, fifty in each, and supplied them with bread and water.
  • 2 Kgs 2:17 : 17 But they persisted until he was too ashamed to refuse. So he said, 'Send them.' And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Kgs 2:8-9
    2 verses
    83%

    8 Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

    9 After they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?" Elisha replied, "Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit."

  • 2 Kgs 2:1-6
    6 verses
    82%

    1 When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal.

    2 Elijah said to Elisha, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Bethel." But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So they went to Bethel.

    3 The sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master away from you?" He replied, "Yes, I know it. Be quiet."

    4 Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Jericho." But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So they went to Jericho.

    5 The sons of the prophets who were in Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master away from you?" He answered, "Yes, I know it. Be quiet."

    6 Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan." But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on.

  • 2 Kgs 2:11-16
    6 verses
    80%

    11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.

    12 Elisha saw this and cried out, 'My father, my father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!' And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.

    13 Elisha picked up Elijah's cloak that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.

    14 He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it. 'Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?' he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.

    15 The company of the prophets from Jericho saw him from a distance and said, 'The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.' And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.

    16 They said to him, 'Look, we have fifty able men among your servants. Let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has picked him up and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.' But Elisha replied, 'Do not send them.'

  • 2 Kgs 6:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "Look, the place where we are living under your supervision is too small for us."

    2 Let us go to the Jordan, and let each of us take a log from there, and let us build a place for us to live there. And he said, "Go."

  • 1 Kgs 17:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2 And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

    3 "Go from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan."

  • 1 Kgs 17:5
    71%

    5 So he went and did as the word of the LORD directed him. He went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

  • 2 Kgs 1:13-15
    3 verses
    69%

    13 A third time, the king sent a captain with fifty men. This third captain approached, fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, 'Man of God, please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your eyes.'

    14 He continued, 'Behold, fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains and their men. But now, please let my life be valuable in your eyes.'

    15 The angel of the LORD said to Elijah, 'Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.' So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.

  • 1 Kgs 18:6
    69%

    6 So they divided the land between them to search it. Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another direction by himself.

  • 1 Kgs 19:19
    69%

    19 Elijah left from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen, and he was with the twelfth pair. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak over him.

  • Josh 3:13-17
    5 verses
    69%

    13 When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—rest in the waters of the Jordan, the water flowing down from upstream will be cut off and will stand in a heap.

    14 So when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.

    15 Now as the priests who carried the ark came to the Jordan, and their feet touched the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the harvest season),

    16 the water flowing down from upstream stood still. It rose up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam near Zarethan. Meanwhile, the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho.

    17 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed on dry ground until the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan.

  • 2 Kgs 1:9
    69%

    9 Then the king sent a captain with his fifty men to Elijah. He went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of the hill, and said to him, 'Man of God, the king says, "Come down."'

  • 1 Kgs 13:12
    68%

    12 Their father asked them, 'Which way did he go?' His sons showed him the road the man of God from Judah had taken.

  • Dan 12:5
    68%

    5 Then I, Daniel, looked, and there before me stood two others, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank.

  • 2 Kgs 6:4
    68%

    4 So he went with them, and they came to the Jordan and began cutting down trees.

  • 2 Kgs 7:15
    68%

    15 They followed them as far as the Jordan, and they found the whole way littered with clothes and equipment the Arameans had thrown away in their haste. So the messengers returned and reported to the king.

  • 2 Kgs 2:18
    68%

    18 When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, 'Didn't I tell you not to go?'

  • 2 Kgs 3:11
    68%

    11 But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there no prophet of the LORD here, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?" One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, "Elisha, son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah, is here."

  • 1 Kgs 22:6
    68%

    6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, 'Should I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?' They said, 'Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king’s hands.'

  • 1 Kgs 18:46
    68%

    46 The hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

  • 2 Kgs 6:20
    68%

    20 When they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "LORD, open the eyes of these men so they can see." The LORD opened their eyes, and they looked and realized they were inside Samaria.

  • 1 Kgs 18:40
    68%

    40 Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal. Do not let any of them escape." So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.

  • Josh 2:23
    68%

    23 Then the two men came down from the hill country, crossed over, and went to Joshua son of Nun. They reported to him all that had happened to them.

  • Josh 3:8
    68%

    8 'And you are to command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: When you reach the edge of the waters of the Jordan, stand in the Jordan.'

  • 1 Kgs 18:43
    67%

    43 Then he said to his servant, "Go and look toward the sea." So he went and looked and said, "There is nothing." Seven times Elijah told him, "Go back."

  • 2 Kgs 9:1
    67%

    1 Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, 'Gird your loins, take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-Gilead.'

  • 2 Kgs 2:25
    67%

    25 From there, he went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

  • Judg 3:28
    67%

    28 He said to them, 'Follow me, for the Lord has given your enemies, the Moabites, into your hands.' So they followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.

  • 2 Kgs 1:7
    67%

    7 The king asked them, 'What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?'

  • 2 Kgs 1:11
    67%

    11 Once again, the king sent another captain with fifty men to Elijah. The captain approached and said to him, 'Man of God, the king says, "Come down quickly!"'

  • 1 Kgs 18:22
    67%

    22 Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone am left as a prophet of the LORD, but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

  • Josh 2:7
    67%

    7 The pursuers set out along the road toward the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they left, the city gate was shut.