2 Kings 2:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said,“Send them out.” They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 8:11 : 11 Elisha just stared at him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the prophet started crying.
  • Luke 11:8 : 8 I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man’s sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
  • Rom 10:2 : 2 For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not in line with the truth.
  • Heb 11:5 : 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death, and he was not to be found because God took him up. For before his removal he had been commended as having pleased God.
  • 2 Sam 18:22-23 : 22 Ahimaaz the son of Zadok again spoke to Joab,“Whatever happens, let me go after the Cushite.” But Joab said,“Why is it that you want to go, my son? You have no good news that will bring you a reward.” 23 But he said,“Whatever happens, I want to go!” So Joab said to him,“Then go!” So Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Jordan plain, and he passed the Cushite.

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  • 2 Kgs 2:16
    85%

    16They said to him,“Look, there are fifty capable men with your servants. Let them go and look for your master, for the wind sent from the LORD may have carried him away and dropped him on one of the hills or in one of the valleys.” But Elisha replied,“Don’t send them out.”

  • 2 Kgs 2:18
    75%

    18When they came back, Elisha was staying in Jericho. He said to them,“Didn’t I tell you,‘Don’t go’?”

  • Josh 2:22
    73%

    22They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days, long enough for those chasing them to return. Their pursuers looked all along the way but did not find them.

  • 2 Kgs 6:13
    73%

    13The king ordered,“Go, find out where he is, so I can send some men to capture him.” The king was told,“He is in Dothan.”

  • Josh 2:16
    72%

    16She told them,“Head to the hill country, so the ones chasing you don’t find you. Hide from them there for three days, long enough for those chasing you to return. Then you can be on your way.”

  • 1 Sam 10:22
    71%

    22So they inquired again of the LORD,“Has the man arrived here yet?” The LORD said,“He has hidden himself among the equipment.”

  • 2 Kgs 1:5-7
    3 verses
    71%

    5When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them,“Why have you returned?”

    6They replied,“A man came up to meet us. He told us,“Go back to the king who sent you and tell him,‘This is what the LORD has said:“You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are sending for an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron. Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die.”’”

    7The king asked them,“Describe the appearance of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things.”

  • 2 Kgs 1:13
    71%

    13The king sent a third captain and his fifty soldiers. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. He begged for mercy,“Prophet, please have respect for my life and for the lives of these fifty servants of yours.

  • 1 Sam 9:4
    70%

    4So Saul crossed through the hill country of Ephraim, passing through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. So they crossed through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then he crossed through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them.

  • 1 Kgs 13:12
    70%

    12Their father asked them,“Which road did he take?” His sons showed him the road the prophet from Judah had taken.

  • Gen 37:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14So Jacob said to him,“Go now and check on the welfare of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word.” So Jacob sent him from the valley of Hebron.

    15When Joseph reached Shechem, a man found him wandering in the field, so the man asked him,“What are you looking for?”

  • 1 Kgs 18:9-12
    4 verses
    70%

    9Obadiah said,“What sin have I committed that you are ready to hand your servant over to Ahab for execution?

    10As certainly as the LORD your God lives, my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say,‘He’s not here,’ he makes them swear an oath that they could not find you.

    11Now you say,‘Go and say to your master,“Elijah is back.”’

    12But when I leave you, the LORD’s Spirit will carry you away so I can’t find you. If I go tell Ahab I’ve seen you, he won’t be able to find you and he will kill me. That would not be fair, because your servant has been a loyal follower of the LORD from my youth.

  • 2 Kgs 4:22
    70%

    22She called to her husband,“Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so I can go see the prophet quickly and then return.”

  • 1 Chr 19:5
    70%

    5People came and told David what had happened to the men, so he sent messengers to meet them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said,“Stay in Jericho until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”

  • 2 Sam 10:5
    70%

    5Messengers told David what had happened, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said,“Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown again; then you may come back.”

  • 2 Kgs 1:9
    70%

    9The king sent a captain and his fifty soldiers to retrieve Elijah. The captain went up to him, while he was sitting on the top of a hill. He told him,“Prophet, the king says,‘Come down!’”

  • Josh 2:5
    69%

    5When it was time to shut the city gate for the night, the men left. I don’t know where they were heading. Chase after them quickly, for you have time to catch them!”

  • 1 Sam 10:2
    69%

    2When you leave me today, you will find two men near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah on Benjamin’s border. They will say to you,‘The donkeys you have gone looking for have been found. Your father is no longer concerned about the donkeys but has become anxious about you two! He is asking,“What should I do about my son?”’

  • 1 Sam 17:31
    69%

    31When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.

  • 1 Kgs 20:37
    68%

    37He found another man and said,“Wound me!” So the man wounded him severely.

  • 1 Kgs 13:14
    68%

    14and took off after the prophet, whom he found sitting under an oak tree. He asked him,“Are you the prophet from Judah?” He answered,“Yes, I am.”

  • 1 Sam 25:12
    68%

    12So David’s servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things.

  • 2 Kgs 1:11
    68%

    11The king sent another captain and his fifty soldiers to retrieve Elijah. He went up and told him,“Prophet, this is what the king says,‘Come down at once!’”

  • 2 Kgs 6:19
    68%

    19Then Elisha said to them,“This is not the right road or city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man you’re looking for.” He led them to Samaria.

  • Luke 2:45
    68%

    45When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.

  • 1 Kgs 18:43
    68%

    43He told his servant,“Go on up and look in the direction of the sea.” So he went on up, looked, and reported,“There is nothing.” Seven times Elijah sent him to look.

  • 1 Sam 11:3
    68%

    3The elders of Jabesh said to him,“Leave us alone for seven days so that we can send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. If there is no one who can deliver us, we will come out voluntarily to you.”

  • 2 Sam 17:20
    68%

    20When the servants of Absalom approached the woman at her home, they asked,“Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman replied to them,“They crossed over the stream.” Absalom’s men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 2:2
    68%

    2Elijah told Elisha,“Stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said,“As certainly as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

  • 1 Kgs 19:20
    68%

    20He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said,“Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you.” Elijah said to him,“Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?”

  • Luke 19:32
    68%

    32So those who were sent ahead found it exactly as he had told them.

  • Gen 37:17
    67%

    17The man said,“They left this area, for I heard them say,‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

  • 1 Kgs 19:3
    67%

    3Elijah was afraid, so he got up and fled for his life to Beer Sheba in Judah. He left his servant there,

  • 2 Kgs 2:6
    67%

    6Elijah said to him,“Stay here, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan.” But he replied,“As certainly as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they traveled on together.

  • 1 Sam 9:12
    67%

    12They replied,“Yes, straight ahead! But hurry now, for he came to the town today, and the people are making a sacrifice at the high place.

  • 1 Sam 16:19
    67%

    19So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said,“Send me your son David, who is out with the sheep.”

  • 1 Sam 19:22
    67%

    22Finally Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the large cistern that is in Secu, he asked,“Where are Samuel and David?” They said,“At Naioth in Ramah.”

  • 2 Kgs 7:14
    67%

    14So they picked two horsemen and the king sent them out to track the Syrian army. He ordered them,“Go and find out what’s going on.”