2 Kings 2:17
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But they persisted until he was too embarrassed to refuse. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him.
Read 2 Kings 2:17 Using Other Translations
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, "Send." They sent therefore fifty men. And for three days they sought him but did not find him.
But they kept urging him until they shamed him into agreeing, and he finally said, “All right, send them.” So fifty men searched for three days but did not find Elijah.
What does 2 Kings 2:17 mean?
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2 Kings 2:17
And when they urged him until he was ashamed
To deny them any longer, being so very pressing and importunate:
he said, send;
lest they should think he had not the respect for his master he
should have had; or was so fond of his office, that he did not
choose he should be found alive if he could, and return and
reassume it:
they sent therefore fifty men;
some one way, and some another:
and they sought three days, but found him not;
and then returned.
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