2 Kings 6:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.”
2 Kings 6:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 6:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 6:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He prepared a great feast for them. After they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel.”
2 Kings 6:23 — World English Bible
2 Kings 6:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. ”
2 Kings 6:23 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 6:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he prepareth for them great provision, and they eat and drink, and he sendeth them away, and they go unto their lord: and troops of Aram have not added any more to come in to the land of Israel.”
2 Kings 6:23 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 6:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he prepared a great repast for them, and they ate and drank; and he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. ”
2 Kings 6:23 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 6:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he made great preparation for them: and when they had eaten and drunken, he sent them away: and they went to their master. So ye bands of Aram came no more into the land of Israel.”
2 Kings 6:23 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 6:23 in Context — 2 Kings 6
21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
23 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
24 And it came to pass after this, that Ben–hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
What Does 2 Kings 6:23 Mean?
2 Kings 6:23 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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