The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today?” He answered, “Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.”
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The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today?” He answered, “Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.”
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And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
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And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said unto him: 'Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to-day?' And he answered: 'Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.' —
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 2:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 2:3 The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today?” He said, “Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.”
- Genesis 48:19 His father refused, and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a multitude of nations.”
- Joshua 1:1-2 Now after the death of Moses the servant of Yahweh, Yahweh spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying, “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go across this Jordan, you and all these people, to the land which I am giving to them, even to the children of Israel.
- Ecclesiastes 3:7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
- Isaiah 41:1 “Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let’s meet together for judgment.
- Habakkuk 2:20 But Yahweh is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him!”
- Luke 24:51 While he blessed them, he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven.
- John 17:5-7 Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed. I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word. Now they have known that all things whatever you have given me are from you,
- Acts 1:2 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
- Acts 1:11 who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”
- Acts 26:25 But he said, “I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Not only at Bethel, but at Jericho and other…
Not only at Bethel, but at Jericho and other places were there Prophets, which had scholars, whom they instructed and brought up in the true fear of God.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 2:5 And the sons of the prophets that…
2Ki 2:5 And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.
Ver. 5. And the sons of the prophets.] See ver. 3.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the sons of the prophets that were at…
And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho,.... For though this place was lately rebuilt under a curse to the builder, yet was blessed with a school of the prophets: whose disciples came to Elisha, and said unto him; as in Kg2 2:3 and to whom he made the same reply.
and to whom he made the same reply.
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kg2 2:6And Elijah said unto him, tarry, I pray thee, here,.... At Jericho, seemingly very desirous to get rid of him, that he might not see his assumption:
for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan: where passing that he was to be taken up:
and he said, &c. Elisha swore, as before, he would not leave him:
and they two went on; to Jordan, which was six miles from Jericho (k).
(k) Travels, &c. p. 205.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ki 2:5. The sons of the prophets that were…
2Ki 2:5. The sons of the prophets that were at Jericho — Here also was a school, where the same revelation had been made to the sons of the prophets, concerning Elijah’s removal, which had been communicated to those at Beth-el. And their thoughts, like the thoughts of the others, were wholly occupied about the extraordinary matter, and big with expectation.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain From thee. Hebrew, "from thy head," thy superior, and…
From thee. Hebrew, "from thy head," thy superior, and raise him into the air, ver. 3. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) Came.—Drew near.
(5) Came.—Drew near.
Answered—Said.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the sons of the prophets that were at…
And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him; Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head today? And he answered, Yea, I know it. hold ye your peace. At Jericho, too, as well as at Bethel, there was a school of the prophets, though the two places were not more than about twenty miles apart. This would seem to imply the existence of a large number of such seminaries at this period. No doubt, when the secular power was most strongly opposed to true religion, the prophetical order had to make increased efforts to raise its numbers and multiply its schools. The prophets of Israel, it must be remembered, were, after the withdrawal of the priests and Levites, (2Ch_11:13, 2Ch_11:14) the sole teachers of the people in true religion.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Then the sons of the prophets who were at…
Then the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him
"When Elijah and Elisha came near Jericho, the sons of the prophets who were from there said to Elisha"
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the sons of the prophets
This does not mean that they were the sons of prophets, but rather, that they were a group of prophets. See how you translated this phrase in 2 Kings 2:3. AT: "the group of men who were prophets" (See: Idiom)
As Yahweh lives, and as you live, I will not leave you
"As surely as Yahweh lives and as you live, I will not leave you." Here Elisha compares the certainty that Yahweh and Elijah are alive to the certainty of what he is saying. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See how you translated this phrase in 2 Kings 2:2. AT: "I solemnly promise you that I will not leave you" (See: Simile)
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Jordan River
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