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2 Kings 6:21
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
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2 Kings 6:21 in other translations
And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”
The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?”
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In context
18 And they come down unto it, and Elisha prayeth unto Jehovah, and saith, `Smite, I pray Thee, this nation with blindness;' and He smiteth them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.
19 And Elisha saith unto them, `This is not the way, nor is this the city; come after me, and I lead you unto the man whom ye seek;' and he leadeth them to Samaria.
20 And it cometh to pass, at their coming in to Samaria, that Elisha saith, `Jehovah, open the eyes of these, and they see;' and Jehovah openeth their eyes, and they see, and lo, in the midst of Samaria!
21 And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, `Do I smite--do I smite--my father?'
22 And he saith, `Thou dost not smite; those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow art thou smiting? set bread and water before them, and they eat, and drink, and go unto their lord.'
23 And he prepareth for them great provision, and they eat and drink, and he sendeth them away, and they go unto their lord: and troops of Aram have not added any more to come in to the land of Israel.
24 And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathereth all his camp, and goeth up, and layeth siege to Samaria,
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