So the king of Israel would send word to the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he would be on the alert there.

以色列王差人去窥探神人所告诉所警戒他去的地方，就防备未受其害，不止一两次。

以色列王派人到神人告诉他的地方去。神人警告他，他就在那里有所防备，不止一两次。

以色列王派人到神人告诉他的地方去。神人警告他，他就在那里有所防备，不止一两次。

以色列王派人到上帝的仆人所说的地方，警告那里的人要小心防备。这样的事情发生了好几次。

以色列王派人到那地方，就是神人曾告诉他，警告他的，他就在那里小心防范；这样不止一两次。

以色列王差人去窺探神人所告訴所警戒他去的地方，就防備未受其害，不止一兩次。

以色列王派人到神人告訴他的地方去。神人警告他，他就在那裏有所防備，不止一兩次。

以色列王派人到神人告訴他的地方去。神人警告他，他就在那裏有所防備，不止一兩次。

以色列王派人到上帝的僕人所說的地方，警告那裡的人要小心防備。這樣的事情發生了好幾次。

以色列王派人到那地方，就是神人曾告訴他，警告他的，他就在那裡小心防範；這樣不止一兩次。

以色列王打發人去窺探神人所告訴他的地方：他這樣屢次警告他，他就有防備沒有受害，不止一次兩次。

以色列王遣人至上帝僕所戒之處、而脫其害、非僅一二次已也、

以色列王遣人至上帝僕指示之所、脫於患難、已非一次。

以色列王遣人窺探神人所言所戒之處、即防備之、不止一二次、

So the king of Israel checked on the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.

The king of Israel checked on the place the man of God had told him about. Time after time Elisha warned the king. So the king was on guard in those places.

And the king of Israel sent to the place about which the man of God told him. Thus he used to warn him, so that he saved himself there more than once or twice.

Consequently, the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had told him about. The man of God repeatedly warned the king, so the king would be on his guard.

And the king of Israel sent scouts to the place about which the man of God had told him; so he warned him, so that he was on his guard there, more than once or twice.

Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God had told him. Thus he warned him, and he was watchful there, not just once or twice.

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Consequently, the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had told him about. The man of God repeatedly warned the king, so the king would be on his guard.

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

So the king of Israel sent a message to the place the prophet had pointed out, warning it to be on its guard. This happened on several occasions.

The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once or twice.

Some of Pharaoh’s officials were afraid because of what the Lord had said. They quickly brought their servants and livestock in from the fields.But those who paid no attention to the word of the Lord left theirs out in the open.

Elisha saw it and cried out,“ My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!” And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress.

The Sovereign Lord showed me a vision. I saw him preparing to send a vast swarm of locusts over the land. This was after the king’s share had been harvested from the fields and as the main crop was coming up.In my vision the locusts ate every green plant in sight. Then I said,“ O Sovereign Lord, please forgive us or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.”So the Lord relented from this plan.“ I will not do it,” he said.Then the Sovereign Lord showed me another vision. I saw him preparing to punish his people with a great fire. The fire had burned up the depths of the sea and was devouring the entire land.Then I said,“ O Sovereign Lord, please stop or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.”Then the Lord relented from this plan, too.“ I will not do that either,” said the Sovereign Lord.

So Ahab mustered the troops of the 232 provincial commanders. Then he called out the rest of the army of Israel, some 7,000 men.

and he said,‘ Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’

So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. And his skin became as healthy as the skin of a young child, and he was healed!

A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.

When Elisha was in his last illness, King Jehoash of Israel visited him and wept over him.“ My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!” he cried.

“ The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about— the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing in the Holy Place.”( Reader, pay attention!)“ Then those in Judea must flee to the hills.A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.

But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them.“ You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed.“ Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?

If I warn the wicked, saying,‘ You are under the penalty of death,’ but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths.If you warn them and they refuse to repent and keep on sinning, they will die in their sins. But you will have saved yourself because you obeyed me.“ If righteous people turn away from their righteous behavior and ignore the obstacles I put in their way, they will die. And if you do not warn them, they will die in their sins. None of their righteous acts will be remembered, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths.But if you warn righteous people not to sin and they listen to you and do not sin, they will live, and you will have saved yourself, too.”

It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.

Early the next morning the army of Judah went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. On the way Jehoshaphat stopped and said,“ Listen to me, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed.”

When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod.