"And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?" — 2 Kings 2:18

2 Kings 2:18 · KJV

“And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?”

— 2 Kings 2:18

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.

Verse 19

And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city {is} pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water {is} naught, and the ground barren. {barren: Heb. causing to miscarry}

2 Kings 2 — Context

And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. {strong...: Heb. sons of strength} {some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains}

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.

And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought {it} to him.

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