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2 Kings 6:21 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: 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? "
2 Kings 6:21
Verse in Context
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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.
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2 Kings 6:1
"And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us."
2 Kings 6:2
"Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye."
2 Kings 6:3
"And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go."
2 Kings 6:4
"So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood."
2 Kings 6:5
"But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed."
2 Kings 6:6
"And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim."
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