Parallel Verses

Amplified

Then the king of Israel sent word to the place about which Elisha had warned him; so he guarded himself there repeatedly.

New American Standard Bible

The king of Israel sent to the place about which the man of God had told him; thus he warned him, so that he guarded himself there, more than once or twice.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Consequently, the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had told him about. The man of God repeatedly warned the king, so the king would be on his guard.

International Standard Version

The king of Israel confirmed the matter about which the man of God had warned him. Having been forewarned, he was able to protect himself there on more than one or two occasions.

A Conservative Version

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of. And he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

American Standard Version

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Bible in Basic English

So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God had said there was danger, and kept clear of it more than once.

Darby Translation

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and he was on his guard there. That took place not once, nor twice.

Julia Smith Translation

And the king of Israel will send to the place which the man of God said to him and warned of it, and he watched himself there, not once, and not twice.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God said to him and warned him, so he was on guard there {continually}.

Modern King James verseion

And the king of Israel sent to the place of which the man of God told him and warned him, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there more than once or twice.

NET Bible

So the king of Israel sent a message to the place the prophet had pointed out, warning it to be on its guard. This happened on several occasions.

New Heart English Bible

The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

The Emphasized Bible

So the king of Israel sent unto the place whereof the man of God had spoken to him and warned him, and was on his guard there, - not once nor twice

Webster

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.

World English Bible

The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the king of Israel sendeth unto the place of which the man of God spake to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

to the place
מקמה מקומה מקם מקום 
Maqowm 
Usage: 401

which the man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

of God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

him and warned
זהר 
Zahar 
Usage: 22

him of, and saved
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

References

American

Fausets

Smith

Context Readings

Arameans Plot To Take Elisha

9 The man of God sent word to the king of Israel saying, “Be careful not to pass by this place, because the Arameans are pulling back to there.” 10 Then the king of Israel sent word to the place about which Elisha had warned him; so he guarded himself there repeatedly. 11 Now the heart of the king of Aram (Syria) was enraged over this thing. He called his servants and said to them, “Will you not tell me which of us is helping the king of Israel?”


Cross References

Exodus 9:20-21

Then everyone among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses and shelters;

1 Kings 20:15

Then Ahab assembled and counted the young men of the governors of the districts, and there were 232. After them he assembled and counted all the people, all the sons of Israel, 7,000.

2 Kings 2:12

Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” And he no longer saw Elijah. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces [in grief].

2 Kings 5:14

So he went down and plunged himself into the Jordan seven times, just as the man of God had said; and his flesh was restored like that of a little child and he was clean.

2 Kings 13:14

Now Elisha had become sick with the illness by which he would die. And Joash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over him and said, “O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!”

2 Chronicles 20:20

So they got up early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe and trust in the Lord your God and you will be established (secure). Believe and trust in His prophets and succeed.”

Proverbs 27:12


A prudent man sees evil and hides himself and avoids it,
But the naive [who are easily misled] continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].

Ezekiel 3:18-21

When I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to tell him to turn from his wicked way to save his life, that same evil man will die in his sin, but you will be responsible for his blood.

Amos 7:1-6

Thus the Lord God showed me [a vision], and behold, He was forming a swarm of locusts when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s mowing.

Matthew 2:12

And having been warned [by God] in a dream not to go back to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the [divine] wrath and judgment to come?

Matthew 24:15-17

“So when you see the abomination of desolation [the appalling sacrilege that astonishes and makes desolate], spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place (let the reader understand),

Acts 27:24

and said, ‘Stop being afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has given you [the lives of] all those who are sailing with you.’

Hebrews 11:7

By faith [with confidence in God and His word] Noah, being warned by God about events not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his family. By this [act of obedience] he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith.

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