2 Kings 2:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.”
2 Kings 2:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 2:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 2:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, please, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren.””
2 Kings 2:19 — World English Bible
2 Kings 2:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is bad, and the land miscarrieth. ”
2 Kings 2:19 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 2:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the men of the city say unto Elisha, `Lo, we pray thee, the site of the city <FI>is<Fi> good, as my lord seeth, and the waters <FI>are<Fi> bad, and the earth sterile.'”
2 Kings 2:19 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 2:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold now, the situation of the city is good, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren. ”
2 Kings 2:19 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 2:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the men of the citie saide vnto Elisha, Beholde, we pray thee: the situation of this citie is pleasant, as thou, my lorde, seest, but the water is naught, and the ground baren.”
2 Kings 2:19 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 2:19 in Context — 2 Kings 2
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.
18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
What Does 2 Kings 2:19 Mean?
2 Kings 2:19 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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