2 Kings 2:5
3 Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
4 And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
6 And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.
7 Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today?” He answered, “Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.”
- ASV
- And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
- DARBY
- And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, Dost thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from over thy head to-day? And he said, I also know it: be silent!
- BLB
- And the sons of the prophets who [were] at Jericho came to Elisha, and they said to him, “Do you know that today YHWH will take away your master from over your head?” And he answered, “Yes, I know. Keep silent.”
- ÅB
- Da gikk profetenes disipler, som var i Jeriko, fram til Elisa og sa til ham: Vet du at Herren idag vil ta din herre bort fra deg over ditt hode? Han svarte: Ja, jeg vet det; ti bare stille!
- OTB
- Profetlauget i Jeriko nærmet seg Elisja og sa, «Vet du at Herren i dag vil ta din mester bort fra deg?» Og han svarte, «Ja, jeg vet det. Vær stille.»
- B1930
- Da gikk profetenes disipler, som var i Jeriko, frem til Elisa og sa til ham: Vet du at Herren idag vil ta din herre bort fra dig over ditt hode? Han svarte: Ja, jeg vet det; ti bare stille!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 2:3
Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
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Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,
Read in contextActs 1:2
until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:1
“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 3:7
a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
Read in contextHabakkuk 2:20
But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
Read in contextJohn 17:5–7
And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
Read in contextActs 1:11
“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
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