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New Revised Standard
2 Kings 9:4
So the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead.
Hebrew Names Version
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramot-Gil`ad.
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramot-Gil`ad.
King James Version
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead.
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead.
English Standard Version
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
New Century Version
So the young man, the prophet, went to Ramoth in Gilead.
So the young man, the prophet, went to Ramoth in Gilead.
New English Translation
So the young prophet went to Ramoth Gilead.
So the young prophet went to Ramoth Gilead.
Amplified Bible
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
New American Standard Bible
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the seruat of ye Prophet gate him to Ramoth Gilead.
So the seruat of ye Prophet gate him to Ramoth Gilead.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the young man—the young man of the prophet—went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young man—the young man of the prophet—went to Ramoth-gilead.
Contemporary English Version
The young prophet left for Ramoth.
The young prophet left for Ramoth.
Complete Jewish Bible
So the young prophet left for Ramot-Gil‘ad.
So the young prophet left for Ramot-Gil‘ad.
Darby Translation
And the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth-Gilead.
And the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth-Gilead.
Easy-to-Read Version
So this young man, the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.
So this young man, the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.
George Lamsa Translation
So the young prophet went to Ramath-gilead.
So the young prophet went to Ramath-gilead.
Good News Translation
So the young prophet went to Ramoth,
So the young prophet went to Ramoth,
Lexham English Bible
So the young man, servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-Gilead.
So the young man, servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-Gilead.
Literal Translation
And the young man went, the servant of the prophet, to Ramoth-gilead.
And the young man went, the servant of the prophet, to Ramoth-gilead.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the prophetes yonge man, the childe wente his waye vnto Ramoth in Gilead.
And the prophetes yonge man, the childe wente his waye vnto Ramoth in Gilead.
American Standard Version
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
Bible in Basic English
So the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so the seruaunt of the prophete gat him to Ramoth Gilead:
And so the seruaunt of the prophete gat him to Ramoth Gilead:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
King James Version (1611)
So the yong man, euen the yong man the Prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead:
So the yong man, euen the yong man the Prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the young man the prophet went to Remmoth Galaad.
And the young man the prophet went to Remmoth Galaad.
English Revised Version
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth–gilead.
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth–gilead.
Berean Standard Bible
So the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead,
So the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the yong wexynge man, the child of the prophete, yede in to Ramoth of Galaad, and entride thidur.
Therfor the yong wexynge man, the child of the prophete, yede in to Ramoth of Galaad, and entride thidur.
Young's Literal Translation
And the young man goeth -- the young man the prophet -- to Ramoth-Gilead,
And the young man goeth -- the young man the prophet -- to Ramoth-Gilead,
Update Bible Version
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
Webster's Bible Translation
So the young man, [even] the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young man, [even] the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
World English Bible
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
New King James Version
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.
New Living Translation
So the young prophet did as he was told and went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young prophet did as he was told and went to Ramoth-gilead.
New Life Bible
So the young servant of the man of God went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young servant of the man of God went to Ramoth-gilead.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the young man went his way - the young man the prophet - unto Ramoth-gilead.
So the young man went his way - the young man the prophet - unto Ramoth-gilead.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went away to Ramoth Galaad,
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went away to Ramoth Galaad,
Revised Standard Version
So the young man, the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young man, the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
THE MESSAGE
The young prophet went to Ramoth Gilead. On arrival he found the army officers all sitting around. He said, "I have a matter of business with you, officer." Jehu said, "Which one of us?" "With you, officer."
The young prophet went to Ramoth Gilead. On arrival he found the army officers all sitting around. He said, "I have a matter of business with you, officer." Jehu said, "Which one of us?" "With you, officer."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
Contextual Overview
1 Then the prophet Elisha called a member of the company of prophets and said to him, "Gird up your loins; take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead. 2 When you arrive, look there for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi; go in and get him to leave his companions, and take him into an inner chamber. 3 Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord : I anoint you king over Israel.' Then open the door and flee; do not linger." 4 So the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. 5 He arrived while the commanders of the army were in council, and he announced, "I have a message for you, commander." "For which one of us?" asked Jehu. "For you, commander." 6 So Jehu got up and went inside; the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, "Thus says the Lord the God of Israel: I anoint you king over the people of the Lord , over Israel. 7 You shall strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge on Jezebel the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord . 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel. 9 I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah. 10 The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and no one shall bury her." Then he opened the door and fled.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the young man: Hannaâr hannavee, not as some would render, "the servant of the prophet," but, as correctly rendered by our venerable translators, "the young man, the prophet;" for הנער, hannaâr, "the young man," is not in regimine, but in appositione, with הנביא, hannavee, "the prophet." 2 Kings 9:4
Cross-References
Genesis 9:10
and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark.
and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark.
Genesis 9:14
When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds,
When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds,
Leviticus 3:17
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your settlements: you must not eat any fat or any blood.
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your settlements: you must not eat any fat or any blood.
Leviticus 7:26
You must not eat any blood whatever, either of bird or of animal, in any of your settlements.
You must not eat any blood whatever, either of bird or of animal, in any of your settlements.
Leviticus 19:26
You shall not eat anything with its blood. You shall not practice augury or witchcraft.
You shall not eat anything with its blood. You shall not practice augury or witchcraft.
Deuteronomy 12:16
The blood, however, you must not eat; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.
The blood, however, you must not eat; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.
Deuteronomy 12:23
Only be sure that you do not eat the blood; for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the meat.
Only be sure that you do not eat the blood; for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the meat.
Deuteronomy 14:21
You shall not eat anything that dies of itself; you may give it to aliens residing in your towns for them to eat, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk.
You shall not eat anything that dies of itself; you may give it to aliens residing in your towns for them to eat, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk.
Deuteronomy 15:23
Its blood, however, you must not eat; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.
Its blood, however, you must not eat; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.
Acts 15:20
but we should write to them to abstain only from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from whatever has been strangled and from blood.
but we should write to them to abstain only from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from whatever has been strangled and from blood.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead. It is repeated, that it might be observed that it was a young man that went, who was more fit for this service than Elisha, partly because of his age, and partly because he would be less known; as also his age is remarked, this being a bold and daring action in a young man to anoint a new king, as well as it was honourable; and moreover, he was not only one of the sons of the prophets, but was a prophet himself, though young, and still a more fit person for such a service; though the Targum is, a young man, a disciple of the prophets.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Kings 9:4. The young man the prophet — This should be translated, The servant of the prophet; that is, the servant which Elisha now had in place of Gehazi.
