2 Kings 2:17
17 But when they urged him atill he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men. And for three days they sought him but did not find him.
2 Kings 2:17 — The New International Version (NIV)
17 But they persisted until he was too embarrassed to refuse. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him.
2 Kings 2:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
2 Kings 2:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
17 But they kept urging him until they shamed him into agreeing, and he finally said, “All right, send them.” So fifty men searched for three days but did not find Elijah.
2 Kings 2:17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
17 But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send them!” Therefore they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him.
2 Kings 2:17 — New Century Version (NCV)
17 When the groups of prophets had begged Elisha until he couldn’t refuse them anymore, he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men who looked for three days, but they could not find him.
2 Kings 2:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)
17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
2 Kings 2:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
17 And they pressed him till he was ashamed, and he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men, and they sought three days, but did not find him.
2 Kings 2:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
17 But the disciples kept urging him ⸤to send the men⸥ until he was embarrassed. So he said, “Send them.” They sent 50 men who searched for three days without finding him.
2 Kings 2:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment, so he said, “Send them.” They sent 50 men, who looked for three days but did not find him.
2 Kings 2:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
17 But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men who searched for three days but did not find him.
2 Kings 2:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
17 But they urged him until embarrassing him, so he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men, and they looked for three days, but they could not find him.
2 Kings 2:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
17 But they kept asking until he felt he couldn’t say no. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent 50 men. They looked for Elijah for three days. But they didn’t find him.
2 Kings 2:17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
17 But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him.