¹⁴Elisha responded, “By the life of the Lord of Armies,ⁱ before whom I stand: If I did not have respect for King Jehoshaphat of Judah,^j I wouldn’t look at you; I would not take notice of you.

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Cross references

i 1Kg 17:1; 2Kg 5:16
j 1Kg 22:41–50

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Elisha said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not that I have regard for Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would neither look at you nor see you.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you.

NLTNew Living Translation

Elisha replied, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, I wouldn’t even bother with you except for my respect for King Jehoshaphat of Judah.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Elisha said, “As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely if I was not regarding the face of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would have not looked at you nor even glanced at you.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.

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