And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not? Context Elisha Succeeds Elijah
15And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah does rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 16And they said to him, Behold now, there be with your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray you, and seek your master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up, and cast him on some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, You shall not send. 17And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. 18And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not? Parallel Verses American Standard Version And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
Douay-Rheims Bible And they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you: Do not send?
Darby Bible Translation And they came again to him (now he was staying at Jericho); and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
King James Bible And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
Young's Literal Translation and they turn back unto him -- and he is abiding in Jericho -- and he saith unto them, 'Did I not say unto you, Do not go?'
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