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II Kings 6:Verse 21

KJV
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And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

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What Does II Kings 6:21 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"The King of Israel's eager request to "smite them" when he sees the Syrian army in Samaria reveals his persistent reliance on the methods of the flesh..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

American Standard Version
ASV

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

American King James Version
AKJV

And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword?

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, `Do I smitedo I smitemy father?'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, "My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?"

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, "My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?"

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, "My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?"

Darby Translation
Darby

And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite? shall I smite [them]?

Webster Bible
Webster

And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite [them]? shall I smite [them]?

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And the King of Israel sayde vnto Elisha when he sawe them, My father, shall I smite them, shall I smite them?

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And the king of Israel said to Eliseus, when he saw them: My father, shall I kill them?

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Then said the king of Israel unto Elisha, when he saw them,—Shall I smite—shall I smite, my father?

Literal Translation
LITV

And when he saw them, the king of Israel said to Elisha, Shall I strike? Shall I strike, my father?

Modern King James
MKJV

And when he saw them, the king of Israel said to Elisha, My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?

Updated King James
UKJV

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I strike them? shall I strike them?

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Then the king of Israel said to Elisha when he saw them, “Shall I kill them? Shall I kill, my father?”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them: 'My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And the king of Israel, when he had seen them, said to Elisha, “My father, should I not strike them?”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”

Revised Webster
RWebster

And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them ? shall I smite them ?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And the kyng of Israel, whanne he hadde seyn hem, seide to Elisee, My fadir, whether Y schal smyte hem?

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