2 Kings 3:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.”
2 Kings 3:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 3:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 3:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Elisha said, “As Yahweh of Armies lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I respect the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you, nor see you.”
2 Kings 3:14 — World English Bible
2 Kings 3:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Elisha said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee. ”
2 Kings 3:14 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 3:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Elisha saith, `Jehovah of Hosts liveth, before whom I have stood; for unless the face of Jehoshaphat king of Judah I am lifting up, I do not look unto thee, nor see thee;”
2 Kings 3:14 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 3:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Elisha said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee nor see thee. ”
2 Kings 3:14 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 3:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Elisha said, As the Lord of hostes liueth, in whose sight I stande, if it were not, that I regarde the presence of Iehoshaphat the King of Iudah, I woulde not haue looked towarde thee, nor seene thee.”
2 Kings 3:14 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 3:14 in Context — 2 Kings 3
12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
14 And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.
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