And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
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4 additional translationsAnd they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
and they turn back unto him--and he is abiding in Jericho--and he saith unto them, `Did I not say unto you, Do not go?'
And they came again to him (now he was staying at Jericho); and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC