2 Kings 6:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 6:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 6:30 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 6:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. Now he was passing by on the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth underneath on his body.”
2 Kings 6:30 — World English Bible
2 Kings 6:30 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes (now he was passing by upon the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. ”
2 Kings 6:30 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 6:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the woman, that he rendeth his garments, and he is passing by on the wall, and the people see, and lo, the sackcloth <FI>is<Fi> on his flesh within.”
2 Kings 6:30 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 6:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his garments; and he was passing by upon the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. ”
2 Kings 6:30 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 6:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the King had heard the wordes of the woman, he rent his clothes, (and as he went vpon the wall, the people looked, and behold, he had sackecloth within vpon his flesh)”
2 Kings 6:30 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 6:30 in Context — 2 Kings 6
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.
32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
What Does 2 Kings 6:30 Mean?
2 Kings 6:30 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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