2 Kings 7:3

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?

King James Version
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Other Translations for 2 Kings 7:3

BSB
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?
AKJV
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?
CPDV
Now there were four lepers beside the entrance of the gate. And they said one to another: "Should we choose to stay here until we die?
ERV
Now 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?
NHEB
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. And they said to one another, "Why do we sit here until we die?
SMT
And there were four men being leprous at the entrance of the gate, and they will say a man to his neighbor, What, shall we sit here till our death?

Commentary for 2 Kings 7:3

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Overview of 2 Kings 7:3
Summary
Outcasts question their inaction facing mortality
Place
Gate of besieged city
Event
Lepers discuss their doomed situation
Estimated Time Period
c. 850 BC
Category
Narrative