2 Kings 6:21 “And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, sha…”

2 Kings 6:21

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

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?

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, 'Do I smite — do I smite — my father?'

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“My father”

2 Kings 5:13 2 Kings 8:9 2 Kings 2:12 2 Kings 13:14

2 Kings 5:13 · BSB

Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”

2 Kings 8:9 · BSB

So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I rec…

2 Kings 2:12 · BSB

As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.

2 Kings 13:14 · BSB

When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”

“shall”

1 Samuel 24:4 1 Samuel 24:19 1 Samuel 26:8 Luke 9:54–56 Luke 22:49

1 Samuel 24:4 · BSB

So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corne…

1 Samuel 24:19 · BSB

When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.

1 Samuel 26:8 · BSB

Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”

Luke 9:54–56 · BSB

When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

Luke 22:49 · BSB

Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.

22“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”

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