King James Version
2 Kings 6:21 in the King James Version says “And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?”
2 Kings 6:21 · KJV
And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. follow: Heb. come ye after me
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
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.
And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“when he saw”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“them My father”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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