5The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, |Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today?| He answered, |Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.|


In Context

2 Elijah said to Elisha, |Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me as far as Bethel.| Elisha said, |As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.| So they went down to Bethel.

3 The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, |Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today?| He said, |Yes, I know it; hold your peace.|

4 Elijah said to him, |Elisha, please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to Jericho.| He said, |As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.| So they came to Jericho.

5 The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, |Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today?| He answered, |Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.|

6 Elijah said to him, |Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan.| He said, |As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.| They both went on.

7 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan.

2 Kings 2:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:5The company of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, "Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?" "Yes, I know," he replied, "but do not speak of it."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know [it;] hold ye your peace.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:5The sons of the prophets that were at Jericho, came to Eliseus, and said to him: Dost thou know that this day the Lord will take away thy master from thee? And he said: I also know it: hold your peace.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, Dost thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from over thy head to-day? And he said, I also know it: be silent!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head today? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said to him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he answered, Yes, I know it; hold ye your peace.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5And sons of the prophets who are in Jericho come nigh unto Elisha, and say unto him, 'Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?' and he saith, 'I also have known — keep silent.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said to him, Know you that the LORD will take away your master from your head to day? And he answered, Yes, I know it; hold you your peace.