2 Kings 13:20
“¶ And Elisha died, and they buried him: And the bands of the Moabites inuaded the land at the comming in of the yeere.”
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2 Kings 13:20 Context
18And he sayd, Take the arrowes. And he tooke them. And hee said vnto the king of Israel, Smite vpon the ground. And he smote thrise, and stayed. 19And the man of God was wroth with him, and saide, Thou shouldest haue smitten fiue or sixe times, then haddest thou smitten Syria till thou haddest consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. 20¶ And Elisha died, and they buried him: And the bands of the Moabites inuaded the land at the comming in of the yeere. 21And it came to passe as they were burying a man, that behold, they spyed a band of men, and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let downe, and touched the bones of Elisha, he reuiued, and stood vp on his feete. 22¶ But Hazael king of Syria, oppressed Israel all the dayes of Iehoahaz.
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Other Translations for 2 Kings 13:20
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
- King James Version
Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites would invade the land in the spring of the year.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And death came to Elisha and they put his body into the earth. Now in the spring of the year, armed bands of Moabites frequently came, overrunning the land.
- Basic English Bible
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
- Darby Bible
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
- Webster's Bible
Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
- World English Bible
And Elisha dieth, and they bury him, and troops of Moab come in to the land, at the coming in of the year,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites used to invade the land at the coming in of the year.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Kings 13:20
13:20 Moabites invaded - The mentioning this immediately on the death of Elisha intimates, that the removal of God's faithful prophets, is a presage of judgments approaching.