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2 Kings 6:19

ElishaSamaria

17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.

20 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

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BSB
And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.
KJV
And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.
WEB
Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, neither is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” He led them to Samaria.
ASV
And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them to Samaria.
DARBY
And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them to Samaria.
BLB
And Elisha said to them, “This [is] not the way, nor [is] this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you⁺ to the man whom you⁺ seek.” And he led them to Samaria.
ÅB
Da sa Elisa til dem: Dette er ikke den rette vei og ikke den rette by; følg meg, så skal jeg føre dere til den mann dere leter etter. Så førte han dem til Samaria.
OTB
Da sa Elisja til dem, "Dette er ikke veien, og dette er ikke byen. Følg meg, så skal jeg lede dere til mannen dere søker." Og han ledet dem til Samaria.
B1930
Da sa Elisa til dem: Dette er ikke den rette vei og ikke den rette by; følg mig, så skal jeg føre eder til den mann I leter efter. Så førte han dem til Samaria.

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  • 2 Samuel 16:18–19

    And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

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  • Mark 8:34

    And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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  • Matthew 16:24

    Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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  • Luke 24:16

    But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

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  • Luke 9:23

    And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

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