2 Kings 4:24
What does 2 Kings 4:24 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 4:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then she made the ass ready and said to her servant, Keep driving on; do not make a stop without orders from me.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And she saddleth the ass, and saith unto her young man, `Lead, and go, do not restrain riding for me, except I have said <FI>so<Fi> to thee.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And she saddled an ass, and commanded her servant: Drive, and make haste, make no stay in going: And do that which I bid thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Then she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Drive and go forward; slack not the riding for me, except I bid thee.
Context
v.23And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
v.24This passage
v.25So she went, and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite:
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 13:13
And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass; and he rode thereon.
- Exodus 4:20
And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
- 1 Samuel 25:19
And she said unto her young men, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.
- 1 Kings 13:23
And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.