2-Kings - 2:18

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18 They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, "Didn't I tell you, 'Don't go?'"

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Kings 2:18.

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And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
And they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you: Do not send?
And they came again to him (now he was staying at Jericho); and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
and they turn back unto him, and he is abiding in Jericho, and he saith unto them, 'Did I not say unto you, Do not go?'
And they came back to him, while he was still at Jericho; and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
And they returned to him, for he was living in Jericho. And he said to them: "Did I not say to you, 'Do not send them?' "

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Historical Commentaries

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And when they came again to him, for he tarried at Jericho,.... Waiting their return to hear the report they made: which when they had:
he said unto them, did I not say unto you, go not? assuring them it would be fruitless, and to no purpose; though this search of theirs served both to confirm the assumption of Elijah, and the truth of Elisha being a prophet of the Lord.

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