2 Kings 8:2 — Compare Translations

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

And the woman riseth, and doth according to the word of the man of God, and goeth, she and her household, and sojourneth in the land of the Philistines seven years.

English ASV

And the woman arose, and did according to the word of the man of God; and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

English Amplified

So the woman arose and did as the man of God had said. She went with her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So the woman arose and did as the man of God had said. She went with her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So the woman got ready and did what the man of God said. She and her household lived as resident aliens in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the woman rose up, and did according to the saying of the man of God, and went, she and her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

English EASY 2024

The woman had done what the man of God had told her to do. She and her family went to live in the country of the Philistines for seven years.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So the woman did what the man of God said. She went with her family to stay in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

So the woman arose and did according to the word of the man of God. She went with her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

She had followed his instructions and had gone with her family to live in Philistia for the seven years.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The woman did what the man of God told her. She and her family went to live in Philistine territory for seven years.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So the woman got ready and did what the man of God said. She and her household lived as foreigners in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

English KJV 1611

And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

English LSB

So the woman arose and did according to the word of the man of God, and she went with her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

So the woman got up and did according to the word of the man of God. She went with her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So the woman arose and did according to the word of the man of God, and she went with her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

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

The woman got ready and did as the man of God said, setting out with her family and settling in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So the woman did as the prophet said. She and her family went and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The woman did just as the man of God told her to. She and her family went away. They stayed in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

English NIV

The woman proceeded to do as the man of God said. She and her family went away and stayed in the land of the Philistines seven years.

English NKJ 1982

So the woman arose and did according to the saying of the man of God, and she went with her household and dwelt in the land of the Philistines seven years.

English NLT

So the woman did as the man of God instructed. She took her family and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So the woman got up and did according to the word of the man of God; she went with her household and settled in the land of the Philistines seven years.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So the woman arose, and did according to the word of the man of God; she went with her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So the woman took her family and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

English Tyndale 1537

And the woman arose and did after the saying of the man of God, and went both she and her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.