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Berean Standard Bible

“Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.””

2 Kings 7:9

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Samaria was under a terrible siege and starving. Four men with a skin disease, shut outside the city gate, decided to surrender to the Arameans since they would die anyway.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Then they said to one another, “We aren’t doing right. Today is a day of good news, and we keep silent. If we wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come, let’s go and tell the king’s household.”

King James Version (KJV)

Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then they said one to another, We do not well; this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell the king`s household.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then they said to one another, We are not doing right. Today is a day of good news, and we say nothing: if we go on waiting here till the morning, punishment will come to us. So let us go and give the news to those of the king's house.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijéronse el uno al otro: No hacemos bien: hoy es día de buena nueva, y nosotros callamos: y si esperamos hasta la luz de la mañana, nos alcanzará la maldad. Vamos pues ahora, entremos, y demos la nueva en casa del rey.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero después se dijeron: ―No es correcto lo que estamos haciendo. Esta es una noticia maravillosa, y debemos darla a conocer. Si esperamos hasta la mañana, nos puede ocurrir alguna desgracia. Vamos, regresemos y avisemos a la gente del palacio.

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