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Brenton's Septuagint

2 Kings 6:13

And he said, Go, see where this man is, and I will send and take him. And they sent word to him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothaim.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Dothan;   Israel;   Joram;   Samaria;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dothan;   Spies;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Dothan;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Chariot;   Elisha;   Palestine;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Dothan;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Elisha;   Kings, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Dothan;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jehoram;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Samaria;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Dothan ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Dothan;   Elisha;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Do'than;   Eli'sha;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Dothan;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So the king said, “Go and see where he is, so I can send men to capture him.”
Hebrew Names Version
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.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
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."
New Century Version
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."
New English Translation
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."
Amplified Bible
So 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."
New American Standard Bible
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."
Geneva Bible (1587)
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.
Legacy Standard Bible
So 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."
Contemporary English Version
"Find out where he is!" the king ordered. "I'll send soldiers to bring him here." They learned that Elisha was in the town of Dothan and reported it to the king.
Complete Jewish Bible
He said, "Go and see where he is, so that I can send and bring him here." They told him, "He's in Dotan."
Darby Translation
And he said, Go and see where he is, and I will send and fetch him. And it was told him saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Easy-to-Read Version
The king of Aram said, "Find Elisha, and I will send men to catch him." The servants told the king of Aram, "Elisha is in Dothan."
George Lamsa Translation
And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and take him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Good News Translation
"Find out where he is," the king ordered, "and I will capture him." When he was told that Elisha was in Dothan,
Lexham English Bible
Then he said, "Go and see where he is so that I can send and capture him." Then he was told to him, "Look, he is in Dothan."
Literal Translation
And he said, Go and see where he is , and I will send and seize him. And it was told him, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde: Go youre waye the and loke where he is, that I maye sende, and cause him be fetched. And they shewed him and sayde: Beholde, he is at Dothan.
American Standard Version
And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Bible in Basic English
Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He sayde: Go, and spie where he is, that I may sende and fet him. And one told him, saying: Behold, he is in Dothan.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said: 'Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him.' And it was told him, saying: 'Behold, he is in Dothan.'
King James Version (1611)
And he said, Goe and spie where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was tolde him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
English Revised Version
And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Berean Standard Bible
So the king said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him." On receiving the report, "Elisha is in Dothan,"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng seide to hem, `Go ye, and se, where he is, that Y sende, and take hym. And thei telden to him, and seiden, Lo! he dwellith in Dothaym.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, `Go ye and see where he [is], and I send and take him;' and it is declared to him, saying, `Lo -- in Dothan.'
Update Bible Version
And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Look, he is in Dothan.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Go, and spy where he [is], that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, [he is] in Dothan.
World English Bible
He said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him. It was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
New King James Version
So he said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him." And it was told him, saying, "Surely he is in Dothan."
New Living Translation
"Go and find out where he is," the king commanded, "so I can send troops to seize him." And the report came back: "Elisha is at Dothan."
New Life Bible
So he said, "Go and see where Elisha is, that I may send men to take him." And he was told, "See, he is in Dothan."
New Revised Standard
He said, "Go and find where he is; I will send and seize him." He was told, "He is in Dothan."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said - Go, and see where he is, that I may send and take him. And it was told him, saying - Lo! in Dothan.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: Go, and see where he is: that I may send and take him. And they told him: saying: Behold he is in Dothan.
Revised Standard Version
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."
THE MESSAGE
The king said, "Go and find out where he is. I'll send someone and capture him." The report came back, "He's in Dothan."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and take him." And it was told him, saying, "Behold, he is in Dothan."

Contextual Overview

13 And he said, Go, see where this man is, and I will send and take him. And they sent word to him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothaim. 14 And he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a mighty host: and they came by night, and compassed about the city. 15 And the servant of Elisaie rose up early and went out; and, behold, a host compassed the city, and horses and chariots: and the servant said to him, O master, what shall we do? 16 And Elisaie said, Fear not, for they who are with us are more than they that are with them. 17 And Elisaie prayed, and said, Lord, open, I pray thee, the eyes of the servant, and let him see. And the Lord opened his eyes, and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses, and there were chariots of fire round about Elisaie. 18 And they came down to him; and he prayed to the Lord, and said, Smite, I pray thee, this people with blindness. And he smote them with blindness, according to the word of Elisaie. 19 And Elisaie said to them, This is not the city, and this is not the way: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them away to Samaria. 20 And it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisaie said, Open, I pray thee, O Lord, their eyes, and let them see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. 21 And the king of Israel said to Elisaie, when he saw them, Shall I not verily smite them, my father? 22 And he said, Thou shalt not smite them, unless thou wouldest smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow: set bread and water before them, and let them eat and drink, and depart to their master.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

spy where: 1 Samuel 23:22, 1 Samuel 23:23, Psalms 10:8-10, Psalms 37:12-14, Psalms 37:32, Psalms 37:33, Jeremiah 36:26, Matthew 2:4-8, John 11:47-53, Acts 23:12-27

Dothan: This is supposed to be the same place where Joseph was sold by his brethren; and it is placed by Eusebius 12 miles north of Samaria. Genesis 37:17

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 1:9 - sent unto

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
And Noe was five hundred years old, and he begot three sons, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.
Genesis 6:2
And it came to pass when men began to be numerous upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:4
And the Lord God said, My Spirit shall certainly not remain among these men for ever, because they are flesh, but their days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Genesis 6:6
And the Lord God, having seen that the wicked actions of men were multiplied upon the earth, and that every one in his heart was intently brooding over evil continually,
Genesis 6:7
then God laid it to heart that he had made man upon the earth, and he pondered it deeply.
Genesis 6:10
And these are the generations of Noe. Noe was a just man; being perfect in his generation, Noe was well-pleasing to God.
Genesis 6:11
And Noe begot three sons, Sem, Cham, Japheth.
Genesis 6:12
But the earth was corrupted before God, and the earth was filled with iniquity.
Genesis 7:23
And God blotted out every offspring which was upon the face of the earth, both man and beast, and reptiles, and birds of the sky, and they were blotted out from the earth, and Noe was left alone, and those with him in the ark.
Genesis 49:5
Symeon and Levi, brethren, accomplished the injustice of their cutting off.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said, go, and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him,.... But how could he expect to take him, who could give the king of Israel such intelligence of his designs against him, that he might escape his snares?

and it was told him, saying, behold, he is in Dothan; a city in the tribe of Manasseh, not far from Shechem; see Genesis 37:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Dothan - See the marginal reference note. It was at no great distance from Shechem. Its ancient name still attaches to a Tel or hill of a marked character (compare 2 Kings 6:17), from the foot of which arises a copious fountain.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 6:13. Behold, he is in Dothan. — This is supposed to be the same place as that mentioned in Genesis 37:17. It lay about twelve miles from Samaria.


 
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