2 Kings 2:7 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Fifty disciples of the prophets stood at a distance as Elijah and Elisha stood by the Jordan River.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

ASV:

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.

BBE:

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went out and took their places facing them a long way off, while the two of them were by the edge of Jordan.

DBY:

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite afar off; and they two stood by the Jordan.

ERV:

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

JPS:

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off; and they two stood by the Jordan.

WBS:

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

WEB:

Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan.

YLT:

-- and fifty men of the sons of the prophets have gone on, and stand over-against afar off -- and both of them have stood by the Jordan.

2 Kings 2:7 Cross References

XREF:

2 Kings 2:15 Now when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

2 Kings 2:16 They said to him, "Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men, please let them go and search for your master; perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and cast him on some mountain or into some valley." And he said, "You shall not send." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

2:7 To view - To observe this great event, Elijah's translation to heaven, which they expected every moment: and whereof they desired to be spectators, not to satisfy their own curiosity, but that they might be witnesses of it to others.

MHC:

2:1-8 The Lord had let Elijah know that his time was at hand. He therefore went to the different schools of the prophets to give them his last exhortations and blessing. The removal of Elijah was a type and figure of the ascension of Christ, and the opening of the kingdom of heaven to all believers. Elisha had long followed Elijah, and he would not leave him now when he hoped for the parting blessing. Let not those who follow Christ come short by tiring at last. The waters of Jordan, of old, yielded to the ark; now, to the prophet's mantle, as a token of God's presence. When God will take up his faithful ones to heaven, death is the Jordan which they must pass through, and they find a way through it. The death of Christ has divided those waters, that the ransomed of the Lord may pass over. O death, where is thy sting, thy hurt, thy terror!

CONC:

Afar Company Distance Edge Elijah Elisha Facing Fifty Jordan Opposite Over-against Places Prophets Sons Stand Standing Stood Stopped View

Afar Company Distance Edge Elijah Elisha Facing Fifty Jordan Opposite Places Prophets Stand Standing Stood Stopped View Way

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