Bible in Basic English
"Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day."
— 2 Kings 6:31, Bible in Basic English
“Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.”
“Then he said,“May God judge me severely if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!””
“And the king said: May God do so and so to me, and may he add more, if the head of Eliseus, the son of Saphat, shall stand on him this day.”
And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she said in answer, This woman said to me, Give your son to be our food today, and we will have my son tomorrow.
So, boiling my son, we had a meal of him; and on the day after I said to her, Now give your son for our food; but she has put her son in a secret place.
Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and, while he was walking on the wall, the people, looking, saw that under his robe he had haircloth on his flesh.
Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day.
But Elisha was in his house, and the responsible men were seated there with him; and before the king got there, Elisha said to those who were with him, Do you see how this cruel and violent man has sent to take away my life?
While he was still talking to them, the king came down and said, This evil is from the Lord; why am I to go on waiting any longer for the Lord?