2 Kings 2:7

7 Fifty men from the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan.

2 Kings 2:7 in Other Translations

7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

7 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan.

7 Fifty men from the group of prophets also went and watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped beside the Jordan River.

7 Meanwhile, fifty men from the guild of prophets gathered some distance away while the two of them stood at the Jordan.

7 Fifty men from the sons of the prophets came and stood facing them from a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

2 Kings 2:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 2:7

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to
view afar off
To have a view, if they could, of the assumption of Elijah to heaven, and be witnesses of it:

and they two stood by Jordan;
on the banks of it, even Elijah and Elisha.

2 Kings 2:7 In-Context

5 The company of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, “Do you know that the LORD is going to take your master from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied, “so be quiet.”

6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the LORD has sent me to the Jordan.” And he replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them walked on.

7 Fifty men from the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan.

8 Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?” “Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.