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


In Context

1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the princes of Jizreel, to the elders, and to Ahab's guardians, saying,

2 And now, when this letter comes to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots, and horses, and a fortified city, and armour,

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

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

5 And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, and the elders, and the guardians sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any one king; do what is good in thy sight.

6 And he wrote a letter the second time to them saying, If ye are mine, and will hearken to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jizreel to-morrow at this time. Now the king's sons, 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 American Standard 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 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?