Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 2:17
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
But when they urged him till he was embarrassed, he said, Send. So they sent fifty men, who sought for three days but did not find him.
Contemporary English Version
They kept begging until he was embarrassed to say no. He finally agreed, and the prophets sent the men out. They looked three days for Elijah but never found him.
Darby English Version
And they pressed him till he was ashamed, and he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men, and they sought three days, but did not find him.
Good News Bible
But they insisted until he gave in and let them go. The fifty of them went and looked high and low for Elijah for three days, but didn't find him.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him."
New International Version
But they persisted until he was too ashamed to refuse. So he said, "Send them." And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him.
New King James Version
But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send them!” Therefore they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But when they urged him until he felt ashamed, he said, "Send." They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him.
Revised Standard Version
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.
Young's Literal Translation
And they press upon him, till he is ashamed, and he saith, `Send ye;' and they send fifty men, and they seek three days, and have not found him;
