2 Kings 6:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?”
2 Kings 6:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 6:21 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Kings 6:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Kings 6:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?””
2 Kings 6:21 — World English Bible
2 Kings 6:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? ”
2 Kings 6:21 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 6:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, `Do I smite--do I smite--my father?'”
2 Kings 6:21 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 6:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite? shall I smite [them]? ”
2 Kings 6:21 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 6:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the King of Israel sayde vnto Elisha when he sawe them, My father, shall I smite them, shall I smite them?”
2 Kings 6:21 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 6:21 in Context — 2 Kings 6
19 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.
20 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
23 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
What Does 2 Kings 6:21 Mean?
2 Kings 6:21 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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