2 Kings 7:2 - Common English Bible Then the officer, the one the king leaned on for support, spoke to the man of God: “Come on! Even if the LORD should make windows in the sky, how could that happen?” Elisha said, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat from it.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, If the Lord should make windows in heaven, could this thing be? But Elisha said, You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it. American Standard Version (1901) Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. Catholic Public Domain Version And one of the leaders, upon whose hand the king leaned, responding to the man of God, said, "Even if the Lord will open the floodgates of heaven, how can what you say possibly be?" And he said, "You will see it with your own eyes, and you will not eat from it." |