2 Kings 6:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 6:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 6:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 6:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then he said, “God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on him today.””
2 Kings 6:31 — World English Bible
2 Kings 6:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. ”
2 Kings 6:31 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 6:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith, `Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add--if it remain--the head of Elisha son of Shaphat--upon him this day.'”
2 Kings 6:31 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 6:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said,God do so, and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall remain on him this day! ”
2 Kings 6:31 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 6:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he saide, God doe so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the sonne of Shaphat shall stande on him this day.”
2 Kings 6:31 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 6:31 in Context — 2 Kings 6
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?
33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; what should I wait for the Lord any longer?
What Does 2 Kings 6:31 Mean?
2 Kings 6:31 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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