Parallel Verses
Amplified
So he said, “Go and see where he is, so that I may send [men] and seize him.” And he was told, “He is in Dothan.”
New American Standard Bible
So he said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and take him.” And it was told him, saying, “Behold, he is in
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
So the king said, “Go and see where he is, so I can send men to capture him.”
When he was told, “Elisha is in Dothan,”
International Standard Version
So the king ordered, "Go and discover where he is, so I may send men to take him into custody." Later somebody told him, "Look! He's in Dothan!"
A Conservative Version
And he said, Go and see where he is that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
American Standard Version
And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Bible in Basic English
Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan.
Darby Translation
And he said, Go and see where he is, and I will send and fetch him. And it was told him saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say, Go, and see where he is, and I will send and take him. And it will be announced to him, saying, Behold, in Dothan.
King James 2000
And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then he said, "Go and see where he [is] so that I can send and capture him." Then he was told to him, "Look, [he is] in Dothan."
Modern King James verseion
And he said, Go and spy where he is, so that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then he said, "Go and spy where he is that I may send and fetch him." And one told the king, saying, "See, he is in Dothan."
NET Bible
The king ordered, "Go, find out where he is, so I can send some men to capture him." The king was told, "He is in Dothan."
New Heart English Bible
He said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him." It was told him, saying, "Behold, he is in Dothan."
The Emphasized Bible
And he said - Go, and see where he is, that I may send and take him. And it was told him, saying - Lo! in Dothan.
Webster
And he said, Go, and spy where he is, that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
World English Bible
He said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him." It was told him, saying, "Behold, he is in Dothan."
Youngs Literal Translation
And he saith, 'Go ye and see where he is, and I send and take him;' and it is declared to him, saying, 'Lo -- in Dothan.'
Themes
Dothan » Syrian army made blind at
Israel » Hoshea » History of » Syria » Invades
Joram » Also called jehoram » Has war with the king of syria
Interlinear
Yalak
Ra'ah
Shalach
Nagad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 6:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Arameans Plot To Take Elisha
12 One of his servants said, “None [of us is helping him], 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.” 13 So he said, “Go and see where he is, so that I may send [men] and seize him.” And he was told, “He is in Dothan.” 14 So he sent horses and chariots and a powerful army there. They came by night and surrounded the city.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 37:17
Then the man said, “[They were here, but] they have moved on from this place. I heard them say, ‘Let us go to
1 Samuel 23:22-23
Go now, be very persistent and investigate, and see where his
Psalm 10:8-10
He lurks in ambush in the villages;
In hiding places he kills the innocent;
He lies in wait for the unfortunate [the unhappy, the poor, the helpless].
Psalm 37:12-14
The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
Psalm 37:32-33
The wicked lies in wait for the righteous
And seeks to kill him.
Jeremiah 36:26
And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the Lord hid them.
Matthew 2:4-8
So he called together all the chief priests and
John 11:47-53
So the chief priests and Pharisees convened a council [of the leaders in Israel], and said, “What are we doing? For this man performs many signs (attesting miracles).
Acts 23:12-27
Now when day came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath (curse), saying that they would not eat or drink until they had killed Paul.