2 Kings 2:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when the sons of the prophets who were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan the prophetes children which were at Iericho ouer agynst him, sawe him, they sayde: The sprete of Elias resteth vpo Eliseus, and so they wete forth to mete him, and worshipped him to the groude,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when the children of the Prophets, which were at Iericho, saw him on the other side, they sayde, The Spirite of Eliiah doeth rest on Elisha: and they came to meete him, and fell to the grounde before him,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when the childre of the prophetes which were at Iericho sawe him from a farre, they sayde, The spirite of Elias doth rest on Elisa: And they came to meete him, and fel to the grounde before him,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And when the sons of the prophets which [were] to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah does rest on Elisha. They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they see him -- the sons of the prophets who `are' in Jericho -- over-against, and they say, `Rested hath the spirit of Elijah on Elisha;' and they come to meet him, and bow themselves to him to the earth,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when the sons of the prophets who were facing him at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha. And they came out to him, and went down on the earth before him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When the members of the prophetic guild in Jericho, who were standing at a distance, saw him do this, they said,“The spirit that energized Elijah rests upon Elisha.” They went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 11:25-29 : 25 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it to the seventy elders; and it came to pass, that when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease. 26 But two of the men remained in the camp, the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad; and the spirit rested upon them, and they were of those that were written, but did not go out to the tabernacle, and they prophesied in the camp. 27 And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad prophesy in the camp. 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. 29 And Moses said to him, Are you envious for my sake? Would God that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!
  • Num 27:20 : 20 And you shall impart some of your honor to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.
  • Josh 3:7 : 7 And the LORD said to Joshua, This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.
  • Josh 4:14 : 14 On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
  • 2 Kgs 2:7 : 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood far off: and they two stood by Jordan.
  • 2 Kgs 2:19 : 19 And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold, I pray you, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees: but the water is bad, and the ground barren.
  • 2 Kgs 4:1-4 : 1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the LORD: and the creditor has come to take my two sons to be slaves. 2 And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house? And she said, Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a pot of oil. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow vessels abroad from all your neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. 4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all those vessels, and you shall set aside that which is full.
  • 2 Kgs 4:37 : 37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
  • 2 Kgs 6:1-7 : 1 And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we live with you is too small for us. 2 Let us go, we pray you, to the Jordan, and take from there each man a beam, and let us make a place there where we may dwell. And he answered, Go. 3 And one said, Please be content, and go with your servants. And he answered, I will go. 4 So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood. 5 But as one was cutting a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. 6 And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in there; and the iron floated. 7 Therefore he said, Take it up. And he reached out his hand, and took it.
  • Isa 11:2 : 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
  • Isa 59:21 : 21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord: My Spirit that is upon you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your descendants, nor out of the mouth of the descendants of your descendants, says the Lord, from this time forth and forever.
  • John 15:26-27 : 26 But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He shall testify of me. 27 And you also shall bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
  • 2 Cor 12:9 : 9 And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
  • 1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you: on their part he is spoken of as evil, but on your part he is glorified.

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  • 2 Kgs 2:11-14
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    80%

    11And it happened, as they still went on and talked, that behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both apart; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

    12And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.

    13He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;

    14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? And when he also had struck the waters, they divided here and there: and Elisha went over.

  • 2 Kgs 2:1-9
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    1And it happened that when the LORD was about to take Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

    2And Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said to him, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel.

    3And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came to Elisha and said to him, Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today? And he said, Yes, I know it; be quiet.

    4And Elijah said to him, Elisha, stay here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho.

    5And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today? And he answered, Yes, I know it; be quiet.

    6And Elijah said to him, Stay here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And they both went on.

    7And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood far off: and they two stood by Jordan.

    8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.

    9And it happened, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken away from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.

  • 2 Kgs 2:16
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    16And they said to him, Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray you, and seek your master: lest perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, You shall not send.

  • 1 Kgs 19:19
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    19So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed by him and cast his mantle upon him.

  • 2 Kgs 1:13-15
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    13And he sent again a captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray you, let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight.

    14Behold, there came fire down from heaven and burned up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties; therefore, let my life now be precious in your sight.

    15And the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, Go down with him; do not be afraid of him. So he arose and went down with him to the king.

  • 1 Kgs 18:7
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    7And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Are you my lord Elijah?

  • 2 Kgs 1:7-9
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    7And he said to them, What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?

    8And they answered him, He was a hairy man, with a belt of leather around his waist. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

    9Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he sat on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him, Man of God, the king has said, Come down.

  • 2 Kgs 3:11-12
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    11But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?" And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, "Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah."

    12And Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

  • 2 Kgs 13:21
    73%

    21As they were burying a man, they saw a band of raiders and cast the man into the tomb of Elisha; when the man was let down and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood on his feet.

  • 2 Kgs 13:15
    73%

    15Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows." And he took a bow and arrows.

  • 2 Kgs 6:20
    72%

    20And it came to pass, when they had come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 6:17-18
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    17And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

    18And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Strike this people, I pray, with blindness. And he struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

  • 1 Kgs 18:46
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    46And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

  • 2 Kgs 9:1-2
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    1And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up your loins, and take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead:

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  • 2 Kgs 3:14
    71%

    14And Elisha said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you."

  • 2 Kgs 4:37
    71%

    37Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.

  • 1 Kgs 17:2
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    2And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 19:21
    71%

    21And he returned from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and ministered to him.

  • 2 Kgs 5:8-9
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    8And it happened, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

    9So Naaman came with his horses and chariot, and stood at the door of Elisha's house.

  • 2 Kgs 8:14
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    14So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, "What did Elisha say to you?" And he answered, "He told me that you should surely recover."

  • 2 Kgs 6:32
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    32But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man ahead of him: but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent 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?

  • 1 Kgs 19:13
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    13And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him, and said, What are you doing here, Elijah?

  • 2 Kgs 2:22
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    22So the waters were healed to this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spoke.

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    23And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the room into the house, and delivered him to his mother: and Elijah said, See, your son lives.

  • 1 Kgs 18:42
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    42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

  • 1 Kgs 18:15-16
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    15And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.

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  • 2 Kgs 6:13
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    13And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

  • 1 Kgs 18:39-40
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    39And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

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  • 1 Kgs 18:11
    69%

    11And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here.