2 Kings 13:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 13:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 13:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 13:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “Take the arrows;” and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground;” and he struck three times, and stopped.”
2 Kings 13:18 — World English Bible
2 Kings 13:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Kings 13:18 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 13:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith, `Take the arrows,' and he taketh; and he saith to the king of Israel, `Smite to the earth;' and he smiteth three times, and stayeth.”
2 Kings 13:18 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 13:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, Take the arrows. And he took [them]. And he said to the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. ”
2 Kings 13:18 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 13:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Againe he said, Take the arrowes. And he tooke them. And he sayde vnto the King of Israel, Smite the ground. And he smote thrise, and ceased.”
2 Kings 13:18 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 13:18 in Context — 2 Kings 13
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.
19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
20 And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
What Does 2 Kings 13:18 Mean?
2 Kings 13:18 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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