2 Kings 13:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands.”
2 Kings 13:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 13:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 13:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow;” and he put his hand on it. Elisha laid his hands on the king’s hands.”
2 Kings 13:16 — World English Bible
2 Kings 13:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said to the king of Israel, Put thy hand upon the bow; and he put his hand upon it. And Elisha laid his hands upon the king’s hands. ”
2 Kings 13:16 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 13:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith to the king of Israel, `Place thy hand on the bow;' and he placeth his hand, and Elisha putteth his hands on the hands of the king,”
2 Kings 13:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 13:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to the king of Israel, Put thy hand upon the bow. And he put his hand [upon it]; and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands, ”
2 Kings 13:16 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 13:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he sayde to the King of Israel, Put thine hand vpon the bowe. And he put his hand vpon it. And Elisha put his hands vpon the Kings hands,”
2 Kings 13:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 13:16 in Context — 2 Kings 13
14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.
16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands.
17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the Lord’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
18 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.
What Does 2 Kings 13:16 Mean?
2 Kings 13:16 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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