2 Kings 2:7
What does 2 Kings 2:7 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 2:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862--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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And fifty men, of the sons of the prophets, followed them, and stood in sight, at a distance: but they two stood by the Jordan.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite afar off; and they two stood by the Jordan.
Context
v.6And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
v.7This passage
v.8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 2:17
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.
- 1 Kings 18:4
for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
- 1 Kings 18:13
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred men of Jehovah’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?