2 Kings 2:17

But, when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said—Send. So they sent fifty men, and made search three days, but found him not.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.

In Context

16Then said they unto him—Lo! we pray thee, there are with thy servants fifty men, sons of valour—let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy lord, lest the Spirit of Yahweh have borne him away, and cast him on one of the mountains, or into one of the valleys. And he said—Ye shall not send.

18And, when they came back unto him, he, having tarried at Jericho, he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Do not go?

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Cross References

2 Kings 8:11And he settled his countenance, and fixed it until he turned pale,—and the man of God, wept.

Romans 10:2For I bear them witness that they have, a zeal for God,—but not according to correct knowledge;

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 2:14-19

Elijah's Mantle on Elisha. ( b. c. 895.) 13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. 15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet… Read the whole commentary →

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