Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the king of Israel said to Elisha when he saw them, "Shall I kill them? Shall I kill, my father?"
New American Standard Bible
Then the king of Israel when he saw them, said to Elisha, “
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?
Holman Bible
When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father,
International Standard Version
When the king of Israel saw Elisha, he asked him, "Shall I execute them, my father?"
A Conservative Version
And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? Shall I smite 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?
Amplified
When the king of Israel (Jehoram) saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”
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?
Darby Translation
And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite? shall I smite them?
Julia Smith Translation
And the king of Israel will say to Elisha when he saw them, Shall I strike? shall I strike, my father?
King James 2000
And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I slay them? shall I slay them?
Modern King James verseion
And when he saw them, the king of Israel said to Elisha, My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And then said the king of Israel unto Elisha when he saw them, "Shall I smite them? Shall I smite them, father?"
NET Bible
When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, "Should I strike them down, my master?"
New Heart English Bible
The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, "My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?"
The Emphasized Bible
Then said the king of Israel unto Elisha, when he saw them, - Shall I smite - shall I smite, my father?
Webster
And the king of Israel said to 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?"
Youngs Literal Translation
And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, 'Do I smite -- do I smite -- my father?'
Themes
Israel » Hoshea » History of » Syria » Invades
Jehoram, or joram » Or joram, king of israel, son of ahab
Joram » Also called jehoram » Has war with the king of syria
Joram or jehoram » Or joram, king of israel, son of ahab
Interlinear
Ra'ah
'ab
Nakah
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 6:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Arameans Plot To Take Elisha
20 It happened at the moment they came to Samaria, Elisha said, "O Yahweh, open the eyes of these that they may see," so Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw, and look, the middle of Samaria! 21 Then the king of Israel said to Elisha when he saw them, "Shall I kill them? Shall I kill, my father?" 22 And he said, "You shall not kill. Would you kill [those] whom you took captive with the sword or with the bow? Put food and water before them that they may eat and drink and then go to their master."
Cross References
2 Kings 5:13
But his servants came near and spoke to him and said, "My father, [if] the prophet had spoken a difficult thing to you to do, would you not have done [it]? [Why not] even when he says to you, 'Wash and you shall be clean'?"
2 Kings 8:9
So Hazael went to meet him and took a gift in his hand of all of the good things of Damascus, a load [on each] of forty camels, and he came and stood before him. Then he said, "Your son Ben-Hadad king of Aram has sent me to you, saying, 'Shall I recover from this illness?'"
2 Kings 2:12
while Elisha [was] watching and crying out, "My father, my father; the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!" But he could not see him any longer, and he grasped his clothes and tore them in two pieces.
1 Samuel 24:4
And David's men said to him, "Look, today [is] the day about which Yahweh said to you, 'See, I am giving your enemy into your hand, and you can do to him {whatever seems good to you}.'" So David got up and secretly cut the hem of Saul's robe.
1 Samuel 24:19
For a man has found his enemy but sent him on [his] way safely. Now may Yahweh reward you with good in return for this day, for what you have done for me.
1 Samuel 26:8
Then Abishai said to David, "God has handed over your enemy into your hand today! So then, {please let me pin him to the ground with the spear} {one time}, and {I will not strike him twice}."
2 Kings 13:14
Elisha became ill with the illness with which he would die, so Jehoash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, and said, "My father, my father; the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!"
Luke 9:54-56
Now [when] the disciples James and John saw [it], they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
Luke 22:49
And [when] those around him saw what was about to happen, they said, "Lord, should we strike with the sword?"