4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?


In Context

1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up the sons of Ahab, saying,

2 And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor;

3 look ye out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

5 And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up the children , sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any man king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

6 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be on my side, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

2 Kings 10:4 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:4But they were terrified and said, "If two kings could not resist him, how can we?"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said: Behold two kings could not stand before him, and how shall we be able to resist?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:4And they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him; and how shall we stand?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, |Behold, the two kings didn't stand before him! How then shall we stand?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:4And they fear very greatly, and say, 'Lo, the two kings have not stood before him, and how do we stand — we?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?