2 Kings 8:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.”
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“So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the woman arose, and did according to the word of the man of God; and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the woman riseth, and doth according to the word of the man of God, and goeth, she and her household, and sojourneth in the land of the Philistines seven years.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 8:2 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 3:3the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
- 1 Samuel 27:1David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
- 1 Timothy 5:8If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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