• 2 Kings 2:2
    The Bible in Living English

    • 2 and Elijah said to Elishaʽ “Stay here, because Jehovah has sent me to Bethel”; and Elishaʽ said “By Jehovah and by your life, I will not leave you”; and they went down to Bethel.

  • 2 Kings 2:2
    American Standard Version

    • 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisha said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.

  • 2 Kings 2:2
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 2 Then said Elijah unto Elisha—Tarry here, I pray thee, for Yahweh hath sent me as far as Bethel. And Elisha said, By the life of Yahweh and by the life of thine own soul, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.

  • 2 Kings 2:2
    King James Version

    • 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.