2 Kings 7:3

Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

World English Bible

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. They said to one another, “Why do we sit here until we die?

American Standard Version

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe there were foure leprous men at the entring in of the gate: and they saide one to an other, Why sitte we here vntill we die?

Darby Translation

And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we abide here until we die?

Young's Literal Translation

And four men have been leprous, at the opening of the gate, and they say one unto another, 'What — we are sitting here till we have died;

Bible in Basic English

Now there were four lepers seated at the doorway into the town: and they said to one another, Why are we waiting here for death?

In context

2But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”

4If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.”

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