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2 Kings 8:1

King James Version (KJV)

Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

Translations

2 Kings 8:1 - Amplified Bible

NOW ELISHA had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, Arise and go with your household and sojourn wherever you can, for the Lord has called for a famine, and moreover, it will come upon the land for seven years.

2 Kings 8:1 - American Standard Version

Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for Jehovah hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

2 Kings 8:1 - Bible in Basic English

Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had given back to life, Go now, with all the people of your house, and get a living-place for yourselves wherever you are able; for by the word of the Lord, there will be great need of food in the land; and this will go on for seven years.

2 Kings 8:1 - Darby Bible

And Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, Rise up and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn; for Jehovah has called for a famine, and it shall also come upon the land for seven years.

2 Kings 8:1 - English Standard Version

Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, "Arise, and depart with your household, and sojourn wherever you can, for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years."

2 Kings 8:1 - King James Version

Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

2 Kings 8:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y Eliseo hablò a la mujer, a cuyo hijo él habìa devuelto la vida, diciendo: Levántate y vete, tù y tu casa, y reside donde puedas residir, porque el SEÑOR ha llamado al hambre que vendrá sobre la tierra por siete años.

2 Kings 8:1 - The Message

Years before, Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought to life, "Leave here and go, you and your family, and live someplace else. God has ordered a famine in the land; it will last for seven years." The woman did what the Holy Man told her and left. She and her family lived as aliens in the country of Philistia for seven years. Then, when the seven years were up, the woman and her family came back. She went directly to the king and asked for her home and farm.

2 Kings 8:1 - New American Standard Bible

Now Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise and go with your household, and sojourn wherever you can sojourn; for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will even come on the land for seven years."

2 Kings 8:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Eliseo hablò a la mujer, a cuyo hijo él habìa devuelto la vida, diciéndole: "Levántate y vete, tù y tu casa, y reside donde puedas residir, porque el SEÑOR ha llamado al hambre que vendrá sobre la tierra por siete años."

2 Kings 8:1 - World English Bible

Now Elisha had spoken to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go you and your household, and sojourn wherever you can sojourn: for Yahweh has called for a famine; and it shall also come on the land seven years.

2 Kings 8:1 - Young's Living Translation

And Elisha spake unto the woman whose son he had revived, saying, `Rise and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn where thou dost sojourn, for Jehovah hath called for a famine, and also, it is coming unto the land seven years.`

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