2 Kings 2:17 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And they press upon him, till he is ashamed, and he saith, `Send ye;` and they send fifty men, and they seek three days, and have not found him;

And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.

English Amplified

But when they urged him till he was embarrassed, he said, Send. So they sent fifty men, who sought for three days but did not find him.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But when they urged him till he was embarrassed, he said, Send. So they sent fifty men, who sought for three days but did not find him.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment, so he said, “Send them.” They sent fifty men, who looked for three days but did not find him.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And they pressed him till he was ashamed, and he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men, and they sought three days, but did not find him.

English EASY 2024

But the prophets asked him many times to do this. Elisha was too ashamed to refuse. So he said, ‘Send them to look.’ They sent 50 men who looked for Elijah for three days. But they did not find him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The group of prophets begged Elisha until he was embarrassed. Then Elisha said, "Send the men to look for Elijah." The group of prophets sent the 50 men to look for Elijah. They looked three days, but they could not find him.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, "Send." They sent therefore fifty men. And for three days they sought him but did not find him.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But they insisted until he gave in and let them go. The fifty of them went and looked high and low for Elijah for three days, but didn't find him.

English God's Word - GW 1995

But the disciples kept urging him {to send the men} until he was embarrassed. So he said, "Send them." They sent 50 men who searched for three days without finding him.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment, so he said, "Send [them]." They sent 50 men, who looked for three days but did not find him.

English KJV 1611

And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.

But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send." They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

However, they kept urging him, until he was embarrassed and said, "Send them." So they sent the fifty men, who searched for three days without finding him.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said, “Send them out.” They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But they kept asking until he felt he couldn't say no. So he said, "Send them." And they sent 50 men. They looked for Elijah for three days. But they didn't find him.

But they persisted until he was too ashamed to refuse. So he said, "Send them." And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him.

English NKJ 1982

But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send them! ” Therefore they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him.

But they kept urging him until he was embarrassed, and he finally said, "All right, send them." So fifty men searched for three days but did not find Elijah.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send them." So they sent fifty men who searched for three days but did not find him.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and for three days they sought him but did not find him.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But they kept urging until he was embarrassed and finally said, “All right, go ahead.“ Then fifty men searched for three days, but didn't find him.

English Tyndale 1537

Nevertheless yet they lay upon him, till he was a shamed, and said: send, and they sent fifty men which sought him three days and three nights, but found him not.