Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness of which he died: and Yo'ash the king of Yisra'el came down to him, and wept over him, and said, My father, my father, the chariots of Yisra'el and the horsemen of it!
2 Kings 6:21 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) The king of Yisra'el said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I strike them? shall I strike them? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, My father, shall I slay them? Shall I slay them? American Standard Version (1901) And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? Common English Bible When he saw them, Israel’s king said to Elisha, “Should I kill them, my father? Should I?” Catholic Public Domain Version And the king of Israel, when he had seen them, said to Elisha, "My father, should I not strike them?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king of Israel said to Eliseus, when he saw them: My father, shall I kill them? |
Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness of which he died: and Yo'ash the king of Yisra'el came down to him, and wept over him, and said, My father, my father, the chariots of Yisra'el and the horsemen of it!
Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots of Yisra'el and the horsemen of it! He saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.
His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid you do some great thing, wouldn't you have done it? how much rather then, when he says to you, Wash, and be clean?
So Chaza'el went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Your son Ben-Hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, Shall I recover of this sickness?
When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said to him, *Lord, shall we strike with the sword?*
For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may the LORD reward you good for that which you have done to me this day.
The men of David said to him, Behold, the day of which the LORD said to you, Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Sha'ul's robe secretly.
Then said Avishai to David, God has delivered up your enemy into your hand this day: now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.