2 Kings 6:22

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2 Kings 6:22

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New American Standard Bible

He answered, “You shall not kill them. Would you kill those you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Elisha replied, “Don’t kill them. Do you kill those you have captured with your sword or your bow? Set food and water in front of them so they can eat and drink and go to their master.”

International Standard Version

But he replied, "No! You're not to kill them! Would you execute those whom you've taken captive at the point of a sword or with your bow? Give them food and water so they can eat and drink. Then send them back to their master!"

A Conservative Version

And he answered, Thou shall not smite them. Would thou smite those whom thou have 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.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

Elisha answered, “You shall not kill them. Would you kill those you have taken captive with your sword and bow? Serve them bread and water, so that they may eat and drink, and go back to their master [King Ben-hadad].”

Bible in Basic English

But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.

Darby Translation

And he said, 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.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say, Thou shalt not strike: whom thou tookest captive with thy sword and with thy bow; strikest thou? set bread and water before them, and they shall eat and drink and go to their lord.

King James 2000

And he answered, You shall not slay them: would you slay those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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."

Modern King James verseion

And he answered, You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them so that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he said, "Smite them not. But smite them thou takest with thine own sword and with thine own bow. But set bread and water before them, and let them eat and drink, and go to their master."

NET Bible

He replied, "Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down? Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master."

New Heart English Bible

He answered, "You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master."

The Emphasized Bible

And he said - Thou shalt not smite. Them whom thou hadst taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow, wouldst, thou, have been smiting? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go their way unto their lord.

Webster

And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldst 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.

World English Bible

Youngs Literal Translation

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.'

Themes

Beneficence » Elisha

Blindness » Syrians

Good for evil » Examples of returning » Elisha

Good for evil » Returning » Elisha, to the syrians

Israel » Hoshea » History of » Syria » Invades

Joram » Also called jehoram » Has war with the king of syria

Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoram, or joram

Love » Good for evil examples of returning » Elisha

Love to man » Should be exhibited, toward » Enemies

Mercifulness » of Elisha

Mercy » Encouraged

Samaria » City of, built by omri » The king of syria is led into, by elisha, who miraculously blinds him and his army

Social duties » Mercifulness » of Elisha

Topics

Generosity, Human

Opposition, To Sin And Evil

Water

Mercy, Examples Of

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And he answered

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

Thou shalt not smite

H5221

נכה
Nakah

smite, slay, kill, beat, slaughter, stricken, given, wounded, strike, stripes,

Usage: 501

them wouldest thou smite

H5221

נכה
Nakah

smite, slay, kill, beat, slaughter, stricken, given, wounded, strike, stripes,

Usage: 501

those whom thou hast taken captive

H7617

שׁבה
Shabah

captive, away, take

Usage: 47

with thy sword

H2719

חרב
Chereb

sword, knife, dagger, axes, mattocks, TOOL, sword

Usage: 413

and with thy bow

H7198

קשׁת
Qesheth

bow, archers , archers, archers ,

Usage: 75

set

H7760

שׂים שׂוּם
Suwm

put, make, set, lay, appoint, give, set up, consider, turn, brought, ordain, place, take, shew, regard, mark, disposed, care,

Usage: 580

bread

H3899

לחם
Lechem

bread, food, meat, shewbread , loaves, shewbread , shewbread, victuals, eat, feast, fruit, provision

Usage: 298

and water

H4325

מים
Mayim

water, piss, waters , watersprings, washing, watercourse , waterflood, watering, variant

Usage: 581

before

H6440

פּנים
Paniym

before, face, presence, because, sight, countenance, from, person, upon, of, ...me, against, ...him, open, for, toward,

Usage: 2119

them, that they may eat

H398

אכל
'akal

eat, devour, consume,

Usage: 809

and drink

H8354

שׁתה
Shathah

drink, drinkers, drunkards, banquet,

Usage: 218

and go

H3212

ילך
Yalak

go, walk, come, depart, ...away, follow, get, lead, brought, carry, bring,

Usage: 0

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 6:22

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 10734
2 Kings Rank: 262
4 Topics
13 Themes
10 Cross References
1 Reading
Interlinear
3 Phrases
4 Names
4 References

Context Readings

Arameans Plot To Take Elisha

²¹ Then the king of Israel when he saw them, said to Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?” ²² He answered, “You shall not kill them. Would you kill those you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.” ²³ So he prepared a great feast for them; and when they had eaten and drunk he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the marauding bands of Arameans did not come again into the land of Israel.