2 Kings 2:7 — Compare Translations

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

-- and fifty men of the sons of the prophets have gone on, and stand over-against afar off -- and both of them have stood by the Jordan.

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.

English Amplified

Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood [to watch] afar off; and the two of them stood by the Jordan.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood [to watch] afar off; and the two of them stood by the Jordan.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Fifty men from the sons of the prophets came and stood observing them at a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite afar off; and they two stood by the Jordan.

English EASY 2024

50 men who belonged to the group of prophets went and they stood near the Jordan River. They were standing not far away from Elijah and Elisha. They watched what happened.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

There were 50 men from the group of prophets who followed them. Elijah and Elisha stopped at the Jordan River. The 50 men stood far away from Elijah and Elisha.

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

Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

and fifty of the prophets followed them to the Jordan. Elijah and Elisha stopped by the river, and the fifty prophets stood a short distance away.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Fifty disciples of the prophets stood at a distance as Elijah and Elisha stood by the Jordan River.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Fifty men from the sons of the prophets came and stood facing them from a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

English KJV 1611

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

Now fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance, but the two of them stood by the Jordan.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, and the two of them stood by the Jordan.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Now fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

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

Fifty of the guild prophets followed, and when the two stopped at the Jordan, stood facing them at a distance.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The fifty members of the prophetic guild went and stood opposite them at a distance, while Elijah and Elisha stood by the Jordan.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Fifty men from the company of the prophets followed them. The men stopped and stood not far away from them. They faced the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan River.

Fifty men of the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan.

English NKJ 1982

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood facing them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

Fifty men from the group of prophets also went and watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped beside the Jordan River.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Fifty men of the company of prophets also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So they went on together and stood beside the Jordan River as fifty of the young prophets watched from a distance.

English Tyndale 1537

And fifty men of the sons of the Prophets went and stood in sight afar off, as they two stood by Jordan.