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II Kings 5:Verse 16

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But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

2 Kings 5:262 Kings 3:142 Kings 5:202 Kings 5:262 Kings 3:14
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What Does II Kings 5:16 Mean?

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"Prophetic ministry remains pure when it cannot be purchased. In this moment, the covenant witness in Israel is set apart from the transactional religi..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

American Standard Version
ASV

But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

American King James Version
AKJV

But he said, As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

But he said, By the life of the Lord whose servant I am, I will take nothing from you. And he did his best to make him take it but he would not.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And he saith, `Jehovah liveth, before whom I have stoodif I take it ;' and he presseth on him to take, and he refuseth.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

But he said, "As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none." He urged him to take it; but he refused.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

But he said, "As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none." He urged him to take it; but he refused.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

But he said, "As Jehovah lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none." He urged him to take it; but he refused.

Darby Translation
Darby

But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none! And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

Webster Bible
Webster

But he said, [As] the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take [it]; but he refused.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

But hee sayde, As the Lord liueth (before whom I stand) I wil not receiue it. And he would haue constrained him to receiue it, but he refused.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

But he answered: As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And when he pressed him, he still refused.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

But he said—By the life of Yahweh, before whom I stand, I will not accept one. And, though he urged him to accept it, yet did he refuse.

Literal Translation
LITV

And he said, As Jehovah lives, before whom I stand, I shall not take. And he pressed on him to take, but he refused.

Modern King James
MKJV

But he said, As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it, but he refused.

Updated King James
UKJV

But he said, As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

And he said, “⌞As Yahweh lives⌟, before whom I stand, I surely will not take it.” Still he urged him to take it, but he refused.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

But he said: 'As HaShem liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none.' And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

But he responded, “As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And though he urged him strongly, he did not agree at all.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.

Revised Webster
RWebster

But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it ; but he refused.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And he answeride, The Lord lyueth bifor whom Y stonde, for Y schal not take. And whanne he made `strengthe, that is, greet preier, Elisee assentide not outirli.

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