2 Kings 2:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 2:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 2:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 2:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho facing 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.”
2 Kings 2:15 — World English Bible
2 Kings 2:15 ASV — 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. ”
2 Kings 2:15 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 2:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they see him--the sons of the prophets who <FI>are<Fi> 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,”
2 Kings 2:15 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 2:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho on the opposite side saw him, and they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him, ”
2 Kings 2:15 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 2:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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,”
2 Kings 2:15 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 2:15 in Context — 2 Kings 2
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
15 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.
16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
What Does 2 Kings 2:15 Mean?
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