And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.
WEB
“Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
YLT
And he saith, `Fear not, for more are they who are with us than they who are with them.'
DBT
And he said, Fear not, for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.
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