Now Eli´sha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Jo´ash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father! the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
2 Kings 6:21 - King James Version - American Edition And the king of Israel said unto Eli´sha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite 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 Eli´sha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Jo´ash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father! the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
And Eli´sha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof! And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
So Haz´a-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, Thy son Ben–ha´dad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.
And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.
Then said Ab´ishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.