Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

Now thou shalt

Bible References

The man of god

2 Kings 1:9
Then [the king] sent a captain of fifty with his fifty to him. He went up to him; and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, "Man of God, the king has said, 'Come down!'"
2 Kings 4:16
He said, "At this season, when the time comes around, you will embrace a son." She said, "No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid."
2 Kings 6:9
The man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Beware that you not pass such a place; for the Syrians are coming down there."

Now thou shalt

2 Kings 13:25
Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash strike him, and recovered the cities of Israel.
Mark 6:5
He could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people, and healed them.