2 Kings 7:3
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New International Version (©1984)
Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other, "Why stay here until we die?

New Living Translation (©2007)
Now there were four men with leprosy sitting at the entrance of the city gates. "Why should we sit here waiting to die?" they asked each other.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Now there were four men who were lepers at the entrance to the gate. And they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die?

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
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?

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Four men with skin diseases were at the entrance of the city gate. One of them asked, "Why are we sitting here waiting to die?

King James Bible
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?

American 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?

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?

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?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now there were four lepers, at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another: What mean we to stay here till we die?

Darby Bible 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?

English Revised Version
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?

Webster's Bible Translation
And there were four leprous men at the entrance 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 one to another, "Why do we sit 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;

Geneva Study Bible

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

(e) For it was commanded in the law that they should dwell apart, and not among their brethren, Le 13:46.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

3. there were four leprous men-The account of the sudden raising of the siege and the unexpected supply given to the famishing inhabitants of Samaria, is introduced by a narrative of the visit and discovery, by these poor creatures, of the extraordinary flight of the Syrians.

leprous men at the entering in of the gate-living, perhaps, in some lazar house there (Le 13:4-6; Nu 5:3).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

7:3-11 God can, when he pleases, make the stoutest heart to tremble; and as for those who will not fear God, he can make them fear at the shaking of a leaf. Providence ordered it, that the lepers came as soon as the Syrians were fled. Their consciences told them that mischief would befall them, if they took care of themselves only. Natural humanity, and fear of punishment, are powerful checks on the selfishness of the ungodly. These feelings tend to preserve order and kindness in the world; but they who have found the unsearchable riches of Christ, will not long delay to report the good tidings to others. From love to him, not from selfish feelings, they will gladly share their earthly good things with their brethren.


Leviticus 13:45 "As for the leper who has the infection, his clothes shall be torn, and the hair of his head shall be uncovered, and he shall cover his mustache and cry, 'Unclean! Unclean!'
Leviticus 13:46 "He shall remain unclean all the days during which he has the infection; he is unclean. He shall live alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.
Numbers 5:2 "Command the sons of Israel that they send away from the camp every leper and everyone having a discharge and everyone who is unclean because of a dead person.
Numbers 12:10 But when the cloud had withdrawn from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow. As Aaron turned toward Miriam, behold, she was leprous. (NASB ©1995)

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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?

four leprous 2Ki 5:1 8:4 Le 13:46 Nu 5:2-4 12:14

Why 2Ki 7:4 Jer 8:14 27:13

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