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2 Kings 6:16

Elisha said, “Don’t be afraid, for those who are with us outnumber those who are with them.” He answered, Don't be afraid; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them. And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. He said, "Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." Elisha said, "Don't be afraid. The army that fights for us is larger than the one against us." He replied, "Don't be afraid, for our side outnumbers them." Elisha answered, "Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." And he said, "Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are greater than those who are with them." And he answered, Feare not: for they that be with vs, are moe then they that be with them. So he said, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." "Don't be afraid," Elisha answered. "There are more troops on our side than on theirs." He answered, "Don't be afraid — those who are with us outnumber those who are with them!" And he said, Fear not, for they that are with us are more than they that are with them. Elisha said, "Don't be afraid. The army that fights for us is larger than the army that fights for Aram." And he said to him, Fear not; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them. "Don't be afraid," Elisha answered. "We have more on our side than they have on theirs." And he said, "Don't be afraid, for more are with us than are with them." And he said, Do not fear, for those with us are more than those with them. He sayde: Feare not, for there are mo of them yt are with vs, then of those that are with them. And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them. And he said in answer, Have no fear; those who are with us are more than those who are with them. He aunswered, Feare not: for they that be with vs, are mo then they that be with them. And he answered: 'Fear not: for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.' And he answered, Feare not: for they that be with vs, are moe then they that be with them. And Elisaie said, Fear not, for they who are with us are more than they that are with them. And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. "Do not be afraid," Elisha answered, "for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." And he answeride, Nile thou drede; for mo ben with vs than with hem. And he saith, `Fear not, for more [are] they who [are] with us than they who [are] with them.' And he answered, Don't be afraid; for those that are with us are more than those that are with them. And he answered, Fear not: for they that [are] with us [are] more than they that [are] with them. He answered, Don't be afraid; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them. So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." "Don't be afraid!" Elisha told him. "For there are more on our side than on theirs!" He answered, "Do not be afraid. For those who are with us are more than those who are with them." He replied, "Do not be afraid, for there are more with us than there are with them." And he said - Do not fear, - for, more, are, they who are with us, than, they who are with them. But he answered: Fear not: for there are more with us than with them. He said, "Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." And he says, "Do not fear, for more [are] they who [are] with us than they who [are] with them." He said, "Don't worry about it—there are more on our side than on their side." So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Clairvoyance;   Dothan;   Israel;   Joram;   Samaria;   Thompson Chain Reference - Discouragement-Encouragement;   Elisha;   Fear;   Fear Nots;   Seven;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Chariots;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Horses;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Elisha;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dothan;   Jacob;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Dothan;   Jehoram;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Samaria;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Zeal;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elisha;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'sha;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ekron;   Jehoash;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Names of God;  

Devotionals:

- Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for August 17;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Elisha said, “Don’t be afraid, for those who are with us outnumber those who are with them.”
Hebrew Names Version
He answered, Don't be afraid; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.
King James Version
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
English Standard Version
He said, "Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
New Century Version
Elisha said, "Don't be afraid. The army that fights for us is larger than the one against us."
New English Translation
He replied, "Don't be afraid, for our side outnumbers them."
Amplified Bible
Elisha answered, "Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
New American Standard Bible
And he said, "Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are greater than those who are with them."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he answered, Feare not: for they that be with vs, are moe then they that be with them.
Legacy Standard Bible
So he said, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
Contemporary English Version
"Don't be afraid," Elisha answered. "There are more troops on our side than on theirs."
Complete Jewish Bible
He answered, "Don't be afraid — those who are with us outnumber those who are with them!"
Darby Translation
And he said, Fear not, for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.
Easy-to-Read Version
Elisha said, "Don't be afraid. The army that fights for us is larger than the army that fights for Aram."
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to him, Fear not; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.
Good News Translation
"Don't be afraid," Elisha answered. "We have more on our side than they have on theirs."
Lexham English Bible
And he said, "Don't be afraid, for more are with us than are with them."
Literal Translation
And he said, Do not fear, for those with us are more than those with them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde: Feare not, for there are mo of them yt are with vs, then of those that are with them.
American Standard Version
And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.
Bible in Basic English
And he said in answer, Have no fear; those who are with us are more than those who are with them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He aunswered, Feare not: for they that be with vs, are mo then they that be with them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he answered: 'Fear not: for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.'
King James Version (1611)
And he answered, Feare not: for they that be with vs, are moe then they that be with them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Elisaie said, Fear not, for they who are with us are more than they that are with them.
English Revised Version
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
Berean Standard Bible
"Do not be afraid," Elisha answered, "for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he answeride, Nile thou drede; for mo ben with vs than with hem.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, `Fear not, for more [are] they who [are] with us than they who [are] with them.'
Update Bible Version
And he answered, Don't be afraid; for those that are with us are more than those that are with them.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he answered, Fear not: for they that [are] with us [are] more than they that [are] with them.
World English Bible
He answered, Don't be afraid; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.
New King James Version
So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
New Living Translation
"Don't be afraid!" Elisha told him. "For there are more on our side than on theirs!"
New Life Bible
He answered, "Do not be afraid. For those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
New Revised Standard
He replied, "Do not be afraid, for there are more with us than there are with them."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said - Do not fear, - for, more, are, they who are with us, than, they who are with them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he answered: Fear not: for there are more with us than with them.
Revised Standard Version
He said, "Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
THE MESSAGE
He said, "Don't worry about it—there are more on our side than on their side."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."

Contextual Overview

13So the king said, “Go and see where he is, so I can send men to capture him.” 13 He said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him. It was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dotan. 13 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. 13 And he said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and seize him." It was told him, "Behold, he is in Dothan." 13 The king said, "Go and find him so I can send men and catch him." The servants came back and reported, "He is in Dothan." 13 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." 13So 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." 13 So he said, "Go and see where he is, so that I may send men and take him." And it was told to him, saying, "Behold, he is in Dothan." 13 And he said, Goe, and espie where he is, that I may sende and fetch him. And one tolde him, saying, Beholde, he is in Dothan. 13So he said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and take him." And it was told to him, saying, "Behold, he is in Dothan."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Fear not: Exodus 14:13, Psalms 3:6, Psalms 11:1, Psalms 27:3, Psalms 118:11, Psalms 118:12, Isaiah 8:12, Isaiah 8:13, Isaiah 41:10-14, Mark 16:6, Acts 18:9, Acts 18:10, Philippians 1:28

they that be: 2 Chronicles 16:9, 2 Chronicles 32:7, 2 Chronicles 32:8, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11, Psalms 55:18, Isaiah 8:10, Matthew 26:53, Romans 8:31, 1 John 4:4

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:13 - Fear not 2 Kings 19:6 - Be not afraid Psalms 68:17 - chariots Psalms 91:11 - For Matthew 18:10 - their Acts 27:24 - Fear not Hebrews 11:34 - escaped Revelation 5:11 - many

Cross-References

Genesis 7:16
Those who went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.
Genesis 7:16
And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in.
Genesis 7:16
And those that came, male and female, of every living thing, came as God had commanded him. And Yahweh shut the door behind him.
Genesis 7:16
One male and one female of every living thing came, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord closed the door behind them.
Genesis 7:16
Those that entered were male and female, just as God commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.
Genesis 7:16
Those which entered, male and female of all flesh (creatures), entered as God had commanded Noah; and the LORD closed the door behind him.
Genesis 7:16
Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and the LORD closed the door behind him.
Genesis 7:16
And they entring in, came male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in.
Genesis 7:16
And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and Yahweh closed it behind him.
Genesis 7:16
just as God had told him to do. And when they were all in the boat, God closed the door.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he answered, fear not, for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. Meaning the legions of angels that encamped around them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They that be with us ... - Elisha gave utterance to the conviction of all God’s saints when the world persecutes them (compare marginal references). God - they know - is on their side; they need “not fear what flesh can do unto them.” His angels - an innumerable host - are ever guarding those who love Him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 6:16. For they that be with us are more, &c. — What astonishing intercourse had this man with heaven! It seems the whole heavenly host had it in commission to help him.


 
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