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II Kings 1:Verse 4

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Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

Ezekiel 18:4Genesis 2:17Genesis 3:4Ezekiel 18:4Genesis 2:17
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What Does II Kings 1:4 Mean?

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"The oracle locks the king's fate to the bed from which he dispatched his messengers. The very place of his injury becomes the site of his death senten..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

American Standard Version
ASV

Now therefore thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

American King James Version
AKJV

Now therefore thus says the LORD, You shall not come down from that bed on which you are gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah departed.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

Give ear then to the words of the Lord: You will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you. Then Elijah went away.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and therefore, thus said Jehovah, The bed whither thou hast gone up, thou dost not come down from it, for thou dost certainly die;' and Elijah goeth on.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

Now therefore thus says the Lord, "You shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die."'" Elijah departed.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

Now therefore thus says the Lord, "You shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die."'" Elijah departed.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

Now therefore thus says Jehovah, "You shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die."'" Elijah departed.

Darby Translation
Darby

Now therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die. And Elijah departed.

Webster Bible
Webster

Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Wherefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come downe from the bed on which thou art gone vp, but shalt die the death. So Eliiah departed.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

Wherefore, thus saith the Lord: From the bed, on which thou art gone up, thou shalt not come down, but thou shalt surely die. And Elias went away.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Wherefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, From the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die. And Elijah departed.

Literal Translation
LITV

And so Jehovah says this, You shall not come down from that bed on which you have gone up, but you shall surely die. And Elijah departed.

Modern King James
MKJV

And therefore so says the LORD, You shall not come from that bed on which you have gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah left.

Updated King James
UKJV

Now therefore thus says the LORD, You shall not come down from that bed on which you are gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah departed.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Therefore, thus says Yahweh, ‘The bed upon which you have gone, you will not come down from it, but you shall surely die.’ ” So Elijah went.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

Now therefore thus saith HaShem: Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.' And Elijah departed.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

For this reason, thus says the Lord: From the bed to which you have ascended, you shall not descend. Instead, dying you shall die.’ ” And Elijah went away.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.

Revised Webster
RWebster

Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

For which thing the Lord seith these thingis, Thou schalt not go doun of the bed, on which thou stiedist.

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Ezekiel 18:4Genesis 2:17Genesis 3:4Ezekiel 18:4Genesis 2:17Genesis 3:42 Kings 1:16Proverbs 11:191 Samuel 28:192 Kings 1:16
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