2 Kings 6:31

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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!"

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall remain on him today.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then he said,{H559} God{H430} do{H6213} so to me, and more{H3254} also, if the head{H7218} of Elisha{H477} the son{H1121} of Shaphat{H8202} shall stand{H5975} on him this day.{H3117}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then he said{H559}{(H8799)}, God{H430} do{H6213}{(H8799)} so and more{H3254}{(H8686)} also to me, if the head{H7218} of Elisha{H477} the son{H1121} of Shaphat{H8202} shall stand{H5975}{(H8799)} on him this day{H3117}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he sayde: God do this and that vnto me, yf the heade of Eliseus the sonne of Saphat shal this daye stonde vpon him.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he saide, God doe so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the sonne of Shaphat shall stande on him this day.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then he sayd: God do so & more also to me, if the head of Elisa the sonne of Saphat shall stande on him this day.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he saith, `Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add -- if it remain -- the head of Elisha son of Shaphat -- upon him this day.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then he said, "God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stay on him this day."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then he said,“May God judge me severely if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!”

Referenced Verses

  • Ruth 1:17 : 17 Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.
  • 1 Kgs 19:2 : 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, 'May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I don’t make your life like the life of one of them.'
  • 1 Kgs 22:8 : 8 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, only bad. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.' Jehoshaphat replied, 'The king should not say such a thing.'
  • Jer 37:15-16 : 15 The officials were furious with Jeremiah, and they beat him and put him in prison, in the house of Jonathan the scribe, which had been made into a prison. 16 When Jeremiah was put into the dungeon and the cells, he remained there for many days.
  • Jer 38:4 : 4 The officials said to the king, "This man must be put to death, because he is discouraging the soldiers who remain in the city and all the people by speaking these words to them. He is not seeking the welfare of this people, but only their harm."
  • John 11:50 : 50 'You do not realize that it is better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to perish.'
  • Acts 23:12-13 : 12 When daylight came, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who had taken this oath together.
  • 1 Sam 3:17 : 17 Eli asked, "What was it that he said to you? Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you severely if you hide from me anything he told you."
  • 1 Sam 14:44 : 44 Saul said, 'May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not surely die, Jonathan.'
  • 1 Sam 25:22 : 22 May God punish David’s enemies severely if by morning I leave even one male of all who belong to him alive."
  • 2 Sam 3:9 : 9 May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not carry out what the Lord swore to David.
  • 2 Sam 3:35 : 35 Then the people came to urge David to eat something while it was still day. But David took an oath, saying, 'May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets.'
  • 2 Sam 19:13 : 13 You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to bring the king back?'
  • 1 Kgs 2:23 : 23 Then King Solomon took an oath by the LORD: 'May God punish me ever so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his own life!
  • 1 Kgs 18:17 : 17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"

Similar Verses (AI)

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    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?"

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  • 2 Kgs 6:30
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    30 When the king heard the woman's words, he tore his clothes. As he was walking on the wall, the people saw that he was wearing sackcloth underneath, next to his skin.

  • 2 Sam 14:10-12
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    10 The king replied, "If anyone says anything to you, bring them to me, and they will not bother you again."

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  • 1 Kgs 19:2
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    74%

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    73%

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    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."

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    17 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'Didn't I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?'

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