2 Kings 6:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.”
2 Kings 6:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 6:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 6:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So we boiled my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him;’ and she has hidden her son.””
2 Kings 6:29 — World English Bible
2 Kings 6:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she hath hid her son. ”
2 Kings 6:29 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 6:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and we boil my son and eat him, and I say unto her on the next day, Give thy son, and we eat him; and she hideth her son.'”
2 Kings 6:29 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 6:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And we boiled my son, and ate him: and I said to her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she has hidden her son. ”
2 Kings 6:29 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 6:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So we sod my sonne, and did eate him: and I saide to her the day after, Giue thy sonne, that we may eate him, but she hath hid her sonne.”
2 Kings 6:29 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 6:29 in Context — 2 Kings 6
27 And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.
29 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.
30 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
31 Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
What Does 2 Kings 6:29 Mean?
2 Kings 6:29 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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