2 Kings 2:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they turn back unto him--and he is abiding in Jericho--and he saith unto them, `Did I not say unto you, Do not go?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 2:18 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Luke 19:1Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.

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