2 Kings 7:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.”
2 Kings 7:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 7:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 7:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king had appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to be in charge of the gate; and the people trampled over him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.”
2 Kings 7:17 — World English Bible
2 Kings 7:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him. ”
2 Kings 7:17 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 7:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king hath appointed the captain, by whose hand he is supported, over the gate, and the people tread him down in the gate, and he dieth, as the man of God spake, which he spake in the coming down of the king unto him,”
2 Kings 7:17 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 7:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king had appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate; and the people trampled upon him in the gate, and he died, according to what the man ofGod had said, — what he had said when the king came down to him. ”
2 Kings 7:17 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 7:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the King gaue the prince (on whose hande he leaned) the charge of the gate, and the people trode vpon him in the gate, and he dyed, as the man of God had saide, which spake it, when the King came downe to him.”
2 Kings 7:17 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 7:17 in Context — 2 Kings 7
15 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
16 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord.
17 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
18 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
19 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
What Does 2 Kings 7:17 Mean?
2 Kings 7:17 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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