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And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
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One day the guild of prophets came to Elisha and said, "You can see that this place where we're living under your leadership is getting cramped--we have no elbow room.
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The company of the prophets said to Elisha, "Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us.
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And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "See now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us.
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One day the group of prophets came to Elisha and told him, "As you can see, this place where we meet with you is too small.
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Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
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Give us permission to go down to the Jordan where each of us will get a log. We'll build a roomier place." Elisha said, "Go ahead."
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Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to live." And he said, "Go."
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Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and let us make there a place where we may dwell." So he answered, "Go."
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Let's go down to the Jordan River, where there are plenty of logs. There we can build a new place for us to meet.All right," he told them, "go ahead."
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And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
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One of them then said, "Please! Come along with us!" He said, "Certainly."
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Then one of them said, "Won't you please come with your servants?I will," Elisha replied.
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Then one said, "Please consent to go with your servants." And he answered, "I will go."
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"Please come with us," someone suggested. "I will," he said.
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So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
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He went with them. They came to the Jordan and started chopping down trees.
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And he went with them. They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees.
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So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
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When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees.
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But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
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As one of them was felling a timber, his axhead flew off and sank in the river. "Oh no, master!" he cried out. "And it was borrowed!"
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As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. "Oh, my lord," he cried out, "it was borrowed!"
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But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, "Alas, master! For it was borrowed."
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But as one of them was chopping, his ax head fell into the river. "Ah, my lord!" he cried. "It was a borrowed ax!"
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And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
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The Holy Man said, "Where did it sink?" The man showed him the place. He cut off a branch and tossed it at the spot. The axhead floated up.
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The man of God asked, "Where did it fall?" When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float.
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So the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" And he showed him the place. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he made the iron float.
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"Where did it fall?" the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water. Then the ax head rose to the surface and floated.
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Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
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"Grab it," he said. The man reached out and took it.
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"Lift it out," he said. Then the man reached out his hand and took it.
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Therefore he said, "Pick it up for yourself." So he reached out his hand and took it.
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"Grab it," Elisha said to him. And the man reached out and grabbed it.
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Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
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One time when the king of Aram was at war with Israel, after consulting with his officers, he said, "At such and such a place I want an ambush set."
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Now the king of Aram was at war with Israel. After conferring with his officers, he said, "I will set up my camp in such and such a place."
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Now the king of Syria was making war against Israel; and he consulted with his servants, saying, "My camp will be in such and such a place."
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When the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he would confer with his officers and say, "We will mobilize our forces at such and such a place."
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And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
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The Holy Man sent a message to the king of Israel: "Watch out when you're passing this place, because Aram has set an ambush there."
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The man of God sent word to the king of Israel: "Beware of passing that place, because the Arameans are going down there."
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And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there."
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But immediately Elisha, the man of God, would warn the king of Israel, "Do not go near that place, for the Arameans are planning to mobilize their troops there."
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And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
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So the king of Israel sent word concerning the place of which the Holy Man had warned him. This kind of thing happened all the time.
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So the king of Israel checked on the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.
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Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God had told him. Thus he warned him, and he was watchful there, not just once or twice.
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So the king of Israel would send word to the place indicated by the man of God, warning the people there to be on their guard. This happened several times.
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Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?
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The king of Aram was furious over all this. He called his officers together and said, "Tell me, who is leaking information to the king of Israel? Who is the spy in our ranks?"
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This enraged the king of Aram. He summoned his officers and demanded of them, "Will you not tell me which of us is on the side of the king of Israel?"
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Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled by this thing; and he called his servants and said to them, "Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?"
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The king of Aram became very upset over this. He called in his officers and demanded, "Which of you is the traitor? Who has been informing the king of Israel of my plans?"
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And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
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But one of his men said, "No, my master, dear king. It's not any of us. It's Elisha the prophet in Israel. He tells the king of Israel everything you say, even what you whisper in your bedroom."
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"None of us, my lord the king," said one of his officers, "but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom."
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And one of his servants said, "None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom."
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"It's not us, my lord," one of the officers replied. "Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in the privacy of your bedroom!"
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And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
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The king said, "Go and find out where he is. I'll send someone and capture him." The report came back, "He's in Dothan."
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"Go, find out where he is," the king ordered, "so I can send men and capture him." The report came back: "He is in Dothan."
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So he said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him." And it was told him, saying, "Surely he is in Dothan."
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The king commanded, "Go and find out where Elisha is, and we will send troops to seize him." And the report came back: "Elisha is at Dothan."
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Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
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Then he dispatched horses and chariots, an impressive fighting force. They came by night and surrounded the city.
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Then he sent horses and chariots and a strong force there. They went by night and surrounded the city.
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Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.
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So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city.
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And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
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Early in the morning a servant of the Holy Man got up and went out. Surprise! Horses and chariots surrounding the city! The young man exclaimed, "Oh, master! What shall we do?"
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When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked.
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And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"
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When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. "Ah, my lord, what will we do now?" he cried out to Elisha.
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And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
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He said, "Don't worry about it--there are more on our side than on their side."
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"Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
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So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
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"Don't be afraid!" Elisha told him. "For there are more on our side than on theirs!"
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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.
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Then Elisha prayed, "O GOD, open his eyes and let him see." The eyes of the young man were opened and he saw. A wonder! The whole mountainside full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha!
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And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
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And Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
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Then Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!" The LORD opened his servant's eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.
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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.
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When the Arameans attacked, Elisha prayed to GOD, "Strike these people blind!" And GOD struck them blind, just as Elisha said.
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As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, "Strike these people with blindness." So he struck them with blindness, as Elisha had asked.
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So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, "Strike this people, I pray, with blindness." And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
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As the Aramean army advanced toward them, Elisha prayed, "O LORD, please make them blind." And the LORD did as Elisha asked.
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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.
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Then Elisha called out to them, "Not that way! Not this city! Follow me and I'll lead you to the man you're looking for." And he led them into Samaria.
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Elisha told them, "This is not the road and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man you are looking for." And he led them to Samaria.
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Now 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." But he led them to Samaria.
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Then Elisha went out and told them, "You have come the wrong way! This isn't the right city! Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are looking for." And he led them to Samaria.
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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.
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As they entered the city, Elisha prayed, "O GOD, open their eyes so they can see where they are." GOD opened their eyes. They looked around--they were trapped in Samaria!
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After they entered the city, Elisha said, "LORD, open the eyes of these men so they can see." Then the LORD opened their eyes and they looked, and there they were, inside Samaria.
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So it was, when they had come to 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 there they were, inside Samaria!
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As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, "O LORD, now open their eyes and let them see." And the LORD did, and they discovered that they were in Samaria.
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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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When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, "Father, shall I massacre the lot?"
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When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, "Shall I kill them, my father? Shall I kill them?"
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Now when the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, "My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?"
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When the king of Israel saw them, he shouted to Elisha, "My father, should I kill them?"
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And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
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"Not on your life!" said Elisha. "You didn't lift a hand to capture them, and now you're going to kill them? No sir, make a feast for them and send them back to their master."
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"Do not kill them," he answered. "Would you kill men you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them so that they may eat and drink and then go back to their master."
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But he answered, "You shall not kill them. Would you kill those whom you have taken captive with your sword and your bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master."
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"Of course not!" Elisha told him. "Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and send them home again to their master."
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And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
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So he prepared a huge feast for them. After they ate and drank their fill he dismissed them. Then they returned home to their master. The raiding bands of Aram didn't bother Israel anymore.
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So he prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. So the bands from Aram stopped raiding Israel's territory.
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Then he prepared a great feast for them; and after they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syrian raiders came no more into the land of Israel.
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So the king made a great feast for them and then sent them home to their king. After that, the Aramean raiders stayed away from the land of Israel.
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And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
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At a later time, this: Ben-Hadad king of Aram pulled together his troops and launched a siege on Samaria.
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Some time later, Ben-Hadad king of Aram mobilized his entire army and marched up and laid siege to Samaria.
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And it happened after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
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Some time later, however, King Ben-hadad of Aram mobilized his entire army and besieged Samaria.
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And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
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This brought on a terrible famine, so bad that food prices soared astronomically. Eighty shekels for a donkey's head! Five shekels for a bowl of field greens!
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There was a great famine in the city; the siege lasted so long that a donkey's head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter of a cab of seed pods for five shekels.
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And there was a great famine in Samaria; and indeed they besieged it until a donkey's head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and one-fourth of a kab of dove droppings for five shekels of silver.
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As a result there was a great famine in the city. After a while even a donkey's head sold for two pounds of silver, and a cup of dove's dung cost about two ounces of silver.
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And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
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One day the king of Israel was walking along the city wall. A woman cried out, "Help! Your majesty!"
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As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, "Help me, my lord the king!"
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Then, as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, "Help, my lord, O king!"
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One day as the king of Israel was walking along the wall of the city, a woman called to him, "Please help me, my lord the king!"
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And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
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He answered, "If GOD won't help you, where on earth can I go for help? To the granary? To the dairy?"
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The king replied, "If the LORD does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?"
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And he said, "If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or from the winepress?"
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"If the LORD doesn't help you, what can I do?" he retorted. "I have neither food nor wine to give you."
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And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.
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The king continued, "Tell me your story." She said, "This woman came to me and said, "Give up your son and we'll have him for today's supper; tomorrow we'll eat my son.'
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Then he asked her, "What's the matter?" She answered, "This woman said to me, 'Give up your son so we may eat him today, and tomorrow we'll eat my son.'
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Then the king said to her, "What is troubling you?" And she answered, "This woman said to me, "Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.'
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But then the king asked, "What is the matter?" She replied, "This woman proposed that we eat my son one day and her son the next.
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So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.
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So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I told her, "Your turn--bring your son so we can have him for supper.' But she had hidden her son away."
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So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I said to her, 'Give up your son so we may eat him,' but she had hidden him."
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So we boiled my son, and ate him. And I said to her on the next day, "Give your son, that we may eat him'; but she has hidden her son."
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So we cooked my son and ate him. Then the next day I said, `Kill your son so we can eat him,' but she had hidden him."
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And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
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When the king heard the woman's story he ripped apart his robe. Since he was walking on the city wall, everyone saw that next to his skin he was wearing coarse burlap.
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When the king heard the woman's words, he tore his robes. As he went along the wall, the people looked, and there, underneath, he had sackcloth on his body.
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Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes; and as he passed by on the wall, the people looked, and there underneath he had sackcloth on his body.
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When the king heard this, he tore his clothes in despair. And as the king walked along the wall, the people could see that he was wearing sackcloth underneath next to his skin.
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Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
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And he called out, "God do his worst to me--and more--if Elisha son of Shaphat still has a head on his shoulders at this day's end."
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He said, "May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!"
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Then he said, "God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!"
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"May God kill me if I don't execute Elisha son of Shaphat this very day," the king vowed.
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But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
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Elisha was sitting at home, the elders sitting with him. The king had already dispatched an executioner, but before the man arrived Elisha spoke to the elders: "Do you know that this murderer has just now sent a man to take off my head? Look, when the executioner arrives, shut the door and lock it. Don't I even now hear the footsteps of his master behind him?"
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Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, "Don't you see how this murderer is sending someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold it shut against him. Is not the sound of his master's footsteps behind him?"
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But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man ahead of him, but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, "Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent someone to take away my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door. Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?"
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Elisha was sitting in his house at a meeting with the leaders of Israel when the king sent a messenger to summon him. But before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the leaders, "A murderer has sent a man to kill me. When he arrives, shut the door and keep him out. His master will soon follow him."
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And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?
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While he was giving his instructions, the king showed up, accusing, "This trouble is directly from GOD! And what's next? I'm fed up with GOD!"
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While he was still talking to them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, "This disaster is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?"
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And while he was still talking with them, there was the messenger, coming down to him; and then the king said, "Surely this calamity is from the LORD; why should I wait for the LORD any longer?"
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While Elisha was still saying this, the messenger arrived. And the king said, "It is the LORD who has brought this trouble on us! Why should I wait any longer for the LORD?"
