2 Kings 5:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them inside the house. Then he sent the men away, and they left.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hands, and stored them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when he came{H935} to the hill,{H6076} he took{H3947} them from their hand,{H3027} and bestowed{H6485} them in the house;{H1004} and he let the men{H582} go,{H7971} and they departed.{H3212}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when he came{H935}{(H8799)} to the tower{H6076}, he took{H3947}{(H8799)} them from their hand{H3027}, and bestowed{H6485}{(H8799)} them in the house{H1004}: and he let the men{H582} go{H7971}{(H8762)}, and they departed{H3212}{(H8799)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan he came in ye darcke, he toke it from their handes, & layed it a syde in the house, & let the men go.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when he came to the towre, he tooke them out of their handes, and laide them in the house, & sent away the men: & they departed.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when he came to the lower place, he toke them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house, and he let the men go, and they departed.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And when he came to the tower, he took [them] from their hand, and bestowed [them] in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he cometh in unto the high place, and taketh out of their hand, and layeth up in the house, and sendeth away the men, and they go.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    When he came to the hill, he took them from their hands, and put them away in the house; and he sent the men away, and they went.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When he arrived at the hill, he took them from the servants and put them in the house. Then he sent the men on their way.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 7:1 : 1 But the Israelites acted unfaithfully with the things designated for destruction. Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things, and the anger of the Lord burned against the Israelites.
  • Josh 7:11-12 : 11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, and they have put them with their own possessions. 12 That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.
  • Josh 7:21 : 21 When I saw among the spoil a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath."
  • 1 Kgs 21:16 : 16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of Naboth’s vineyard.
  • Isa 29:15 : 15 Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?'
  • Hab 2:6 : 6 Will not all these take up a taunt against him, with mocking sayings and riddles? They will say, "Woe to him who amasses what is not his! How long will this go on? And who weighs himself down with stolen goods?"
  • Zech 5:3-4 : 3 Then he said to me, 'This is the curse that is going out over the whole land: for everyone who steals will be judged according to what is written on one side, and everyone who swears falsely will be judged according to what is written on the other side.' 4 'I will send it out,' declares the LORD of Hosts, 'and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It will remain inside their house and consume it completely, including its timber and stones.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • 85%

    15 Then Naaman and all his entourage returned to the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, 'Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.'

    16 But Elisha replied, 'As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.' Even though Naaman urged him, he refused.

    17 Then Naaman said, 'If you will not, please let your servant be given as much soil as two mules can carry, because from now on your servant will not offer any burnt offering or sacrifice to any other gods but to the LORD.'

    18 But may the LORD forgive your servant in this one matter: When my master enters the temple of Rimmon to bow down, and he is leaning on my arm and I bow there also—when I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the LORD forgive your servant for this.'

    19 'Go in peace,' Elisha said. So Naaman departed and traveled some distance.

    20 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, 'Look, my master has let this Aramean, Naaman, go without accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and take something from him.'

    21 So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from his chariot to meet him and asked, 'Is everything all right?'

    22 Gehazi replied, 'Everything is all right. My master has sent me to say, “Two young men from the company of the prophets in the hill country of Ephraim have just come to me. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothes.”'

    23 Naaman said, 'Please take two talents.' He urged Gehazi, tied up two talents of silver in two bags, along with two sets of clothes, and gave them to his two servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi.

  • 80%

    25 When Gehazi went inside and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, 'Where have you been, Gehazi?' He answered, 'Your servant didn’t go anywhere.'

    26 But Elisha said to him, 'Was my spirit not with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, male servants, and female servants?'

    27 Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.' Then Gehazi went out from Elisha's presence, leprous, as white as snow.

  • 2 Kgs 5:1-6
    6 verses
    77%

    1 Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master's sight and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant warrior, but he had leprosy.

    2 One day, Aram's raiding parties went out and captured a young girl from the land of Israel, and she became a servant to Naaman's wife.

    3 She said to her mistress, 'If only my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.'

    4 Naaman went and told his master, saying, 'This is what the girl from the land of Israel said.'

    5 The king of Aram said, 'Go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.' So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothes.

    6 He brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read: 'Now, when this letter reaches you, know that I have sent you my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.'

  • 2 Kgs 5:9-12
    4 verses
    76%

    9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha’s house.

    10 Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, 'Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be cleansed.'

    11 But Naaman became angry and left, saying, 'I thought he would surely come out to me, stand, call on the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the spot, and cure the leprosy.'

    12 'Are not the Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be cleansed?' So he turned and went away in a rage.

  • 14 Then Hazael left Elisha and returned to his master, who asked him, "What did Elisha say to you?" Hazael replied, "He told me that you will certainly recover."

  • 29 Elisha said to Gehazi, 'Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff, and go. If you meet anyone, do not greet them, and if anyone greets you, do not answer. Lay my staff on the boy's face.'

  • 2 Kgs 8:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4 Meanwhile, the king was speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, "Please tell me about all the great deeds Elisha has done."

    5 As Gehazi was recounting how Elisha had restored the dead to life, the woman whose son Elisha had restored came to cry out to the king about her house and her land. Gehazi said, "My lord the king, here is the woman, and here is her son whom Elisha restored to life!"

  • 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.'

  • 69%

    11 One day, when Elisha came, he went up to the upper room and lay down there.

    12 He said to his servant Gehazi, "Call this Shunammite woman." So he called her, and she stood before him.

    13 Elisha said to him, "Tell her this: 'You have gone to all this trouble for us. What can be done for you? Should I speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?'" She replied, "I am content to live among my own people."

  • 69%

    36 Elisha called Gehazi and said, 'Call the Shunammite woman.' So he called her, and when she came, he said, 'Take your son.'

    37 She came, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.

  • 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.

  • 27 When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came to push her away, but the man of God said, 'Leave her alone! She is deeply troubled, but the LORD has hidden the reason from me and has not told me.'

  • 13 So the king said, "Go and see where he is, so I can send men to capture him." When he was told, "He is in Dothan,"

  • 23 So he prepared a great feast for them. After they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders stopped coming into Israel’s land.

  • 6 'About this time tomorrow, I will send my officials to search your palace and the houses of your officials. They will take whatever you value and carry it off.'

  • 18 After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he dismissed the people who had carried it.

  • 32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, "Do you see how this murderer is sending someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and hold it shut against him. Is not the sound of his master's footsteps behind him?"

  • 9 Hazael went to meet him, taking a gift in his hand that included all the finest products of Damascus, loaded on forty camels. When he came, he stood before him and said, "Your son, Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, has sent me to ask, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'"

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

  • 39 As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him and said, 'Your servant went into the middle of the battle, and suddenly a man brought another man to me and said, "Guard this man. If he is missing, your life will be for his life, or you will pay a talent of silver."

  • 68%

    14 So the armed men released the captives and the plunder in the presence of the officials and the entire assembly.

    15 The men who were designated by name took charge of the captives. They clothed all the naked among them using the plunder, giving them clothes and sandals, food and drink, and anointed them. They led all those who were weak on donkeys, brought them to their relatives in Jericho, the city of palm trees, and then returned to Samaria.

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

  • 54 Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, 'Send me on my way to my master.'

  • 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.

  • 8 The men with leprosy reached the edge of the camp, entered one of the tents, and ate and drank. Then they took silver, gold, and clothes and went off and hid them. They returned, entered another tent, took some things from it, and hid them also.

  • 24 He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the temple of God that had been in the care of Obed-Edom, together with the treasures of the royal palace and the hostages, and then he returned to Samaria.

  • 7 Elisha came to Damascus, and Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, was sick. It was reported to him, "The man of God has come all the way here."