2 Kings 5:24

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.”

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BSBPD

“When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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 · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 5:24 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 7:1The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
  2. Joshua 7:11Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.
  3. Joshua 7:21When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, 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.”
  4. 1 Kings 21:16And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
  5. Isaiah 29:15Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
  6. Habakkuk 2:6Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
  7. Zechariah 5:3Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.

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