2 Kings 8:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.”
2 Kings 8:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 8:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 8:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise, and go, you and your household, and stay for a while wherever you can; for Yahweh has called for a famine. It will also come on the land for seven years.””
2 Kings 8:1 — World English Bible
2 Kings 8:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for Jehovah hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. ”
2 Kings 8:1 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 8:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Elisha spake unto the woman whose son he had revived, saying, `Rise and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn where thou dost sojourn, for Jehovah hath called for a famine, and also, it is coming unto the land seven years.'”
2 Kings 8:1 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 8:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, Rise up and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn; for Jehovah has called for a famine, and it shall also come upon the land for seven years. ”
2 Kings 8:1 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 8:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then spake Elisha vnto the woman, whose sonne he had restored to life, saying, Vp, and goe, thou, and thine house, and soiourne where thou canst soiourne: for the Lord hath called for a famine, and it commeth also vpon the land seuen yeeres.”
2 Kings 8:1 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 8:1 in Context — 2 Kings 8
1 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.
3 And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
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What Does 2 Kings 8:1 Mean?
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