Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times.” New Living Translation But the man of God was angry with him. “You should have struck the ground five or six times!” he exclaimed. “Then you would have beaten Aram until it was entirely destroyed. Now you will be victorious only three times.” English Standard Version Then the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Syria until you had made an end of it, but now you will strike down Syria only three times.” Berean Standard Bible But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.” King James Bible And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. New King James Version And the man of God was angry with him, and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Syria till you had destroyed it! But now you will strike Syria only three times.” New American Standard Bible Then the man of God became angry at him and said, “You should have struck five or six times, then you would have struck Aram until you put an end to it. But now you shall strike Aram only three times.” NASB 1995 So the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times, then you would have struck Aram until you would have destroyed it. But now you shall strike Aram only three times.” NASB 1977 So the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times, then you would have struck Aram until you would have destroyed it. But now you shall strike Aram only three times.” Legacy Standard Bible So the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times, then you would have struck Aram until you would have consumed it. But now you shall strike Aram only three times.” Amplified Bible So the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Aram until you had destroyed it. But now you shall strike Aram only three times.” Christian Standard Bible The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to them, but now you will strike down Aram only three times.” Holman Christian Standard Bible The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to them, but now you will only strike down Aram three times.” American Standard Version And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times: then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it, whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. Contemporary English Version Elisha became angry with the king and exclaimed, "If you had struck it five or six times, you would completely wipe out the Syrians. Now you will defeat them only three times." English Revised Version And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the man of God became angry with him. "You should have stomped five or six times!" he said. "Then you would have completely defeated the Arameans. But now you will only defeat the Arameans three times." Good News Translation This made Elisha angry, and he said to the king, "You should have struck five or six times, and then you would have won complete victory over the Syrians; but now you will defeat them only three times." International Standard Version At this, the man of God became angry at him and told him, "You should have struck five or six times! Then you would have attacked Aram until you would have destroyed it! But as it is now, you'll defeat Aram only three times!" Majority Standard Bible But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.” NET Bible The prophet got angry at him and said, "If you had struck the ground five or six times, you would have annihilated Syria! But now, you will defeat Syria only three times." New Heart English Bible The man of God was angry with him, and said, "You should have struck five or six times. Then you would have struck Aram until you had consumed it, whereas now you shall strike Aram just three times." Webster's Bible Translation And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldst have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. World English Bible The man of God was angry with him, and said, “You should have struck five or six times. Then you would have struck Syria until you had consumed it, but now you will strike Syria just three times.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the man of God is angry against him and says, “By striking five or six times then you had struck Aram until consuming; but now you [only] strike Aram three times.” Young's Literal Translation And the man of God is wroth against him, and saith, 'By smiting five or six times then thou hadst smitten Aram till consuming; and now, three times thou dost smite Aram.' Smith's Literal Translation And the man of God will be angry against him, and he will say, To strike five or six times, then thou hadst struck Aram till the finishing: and now three times thou wilt strike Aram. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the man of God was angry with him, and said: If thou hadst smitten five or six or seven times, thou hadst smitten Syria even to utter destruction: but now three times shalt thou smite it. Catholic Public Domain Version the man of God became angry against him. And he said: “If you had struck five or six or seven times, you would have struck down Syria, even until it was consumed. But now you will strike it three times.” New American Bible The man of God became angry with him and said, “You should have beat five or six times. You would have beaten Aram and finished him. Now you will beat Aram only three times.” New Revised Standard Version Then the man of God was angry with him, and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Aram until you had made an end of it, but now you will strike down Aram only three times.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the prophet of God was angry with him and said, You should have struck five or six times; then you would have smitten the Arameans till you would have consumed them; whereas now you shall smite Aram but three times. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the Prophet of God was angry with him and said: “Striking five or six times and then you would strike the Edomites until you finish them; now you shall strike Edom three times.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the man of God was wroth with him, and said: 'Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Aram till thou hadst consumed it; whereas now thou shalt smite Aram but thrice.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And the man of God was grieved at him, and said, If thou hadst smitten five or six times, then thou shouldest have smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed them; but now thou shalt smite Syria only thrice. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elisha's Final Prophecy…18Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them, and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times and stopped. 19But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.” 20And Elisha died and was buried. Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring.… Cross References 2 Kings 4:29-31 So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.” / And the mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her. / Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.” 2 Kings 5:10-14 Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ... 2 Kings 6:15-17 When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, behold, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?” / “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” / Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 2 Kings 7:19-20 And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!” / And that is just what happened to him. The people trampled him in the gateway, and he died. 2 Kings 20:8-11 Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?” / And Isaiah had replied, “This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised: Would you like the shadow to go forward ten steps, or back ten steps?” / “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps,” answered Hezekiah, “but not for it to go back ten steps.” ... 2 Chronicles 16:7-9 At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand. / Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand. / For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.” 2 Chronicles 20:20 Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.” Isaiah 7:9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’” Isaiah 30:15 For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.” Jeremiah 17:5-8 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. / He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. / But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. ... Matthew 17:19-20 Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” / “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 21:21-22 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. / If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” Mark 6:5-6 So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them. / And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people. Mark 9:23-24 “If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!” / Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” Luke 17:5-6 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” / And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Treasury of Scripture And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, You should have smitten five or six times; then had you smitten Syria till you had consumed it: whereas now you shall smite Syria but thrice. the man of God 2 Kings 1:9-15 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down… 2 Kings 4:16,40 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid… 2 Kings 6:9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. was wroth Leviticus 10:16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, Numbers 16:15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them. Mark 3:5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. now thou shalt 2 Kings 13:25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel. Mark 6:5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. Jump to Previous Angry Aram Completely Consumed Defeat Defeated Destroyed Five Hadst Overcome Shouldest Shouldst Six Smite Smitten Strike Struck Syria Syrians Three Thrice Times Whereas Wouldest WrothJump to Next Angry Aram Completely Consumed Defeat Defeated Destroyed Five Hadst Overcome Shouldest Shouldst Six Smite Smitten Strike Struck Syria Syrians Three Thrice Times Whereas Wouldest Wroth2 Kings 13 1. Jehoahaz's wicked reign3. Jehoahaz, oppressed by Hazael, is relieved by prayer 8. Joash succeeds him 10. His wicked reign 12. Jeroboam succeeds him 14. Elisha dying, prophesies to Joash three victories over the Syrians 20. The Moabites invading the land, Elisha's bones raise a dead man. 22. Joash gets three victories over Ben-hadad So the man of God This phrase refers to Elisha, a prominent prophet in Israel. The title "man of God" underscores his divine calling and authority. In Hebrew, "man of God" is "ish ha-Elohim," indicating someone who speaks on behalf of God. Elisha's role as a prophet was to guide, instruct, and sometimes rebuke the kings and people of Israel, serving as a conduit for God's will. was angry with him and said, 'You should have struck the ground five or six times then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it But now you will strike down Aram only three times Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But the manאִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of God הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative was angry וַיִּקְצֹ֨ף (way·yiq·ṣōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7107: To crack off, burst out in rage with עָלָ֜יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against him and said, וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “You should have struck לְהַכּ֨וֹת (lə·hak·kō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5221: To strike the ground five חָמֵ֤שׁ (ḥā·mêš) Number - feminine singular Strong's 2568: Five or אוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if six שֵׁשׁ֙ (šêš) Number - feminine singular Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number) times. פְּעָמִ֔ים (pə·‘ā·mîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence Then אָ֛ז (’āz) Adverb Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore you would have struck down הִכִּ֥יתָ (hik·kî·ṯā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike Aram אֲרָ֖ם (’ă·rām) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 758: Aram -- Syria until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while you had put an end to it. כַּלֵּ֑ה (kal·lêh) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent But now וְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time you will strike down תַּכֶּ֥ה (tak·keh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike Aram אֲרָֽם׃ (’ă·rām) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 758: Aram -- Syria [only] three שָׁלֹ֥שׁ (šā·lōš) Number - feminine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice times.” פְּעָמִ֖ים (pə·‘ā·mîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence Links 2 Kings 13:19 NIV2 Kings 13:19 NLT 2 Kings 13:19 ESV 2 Kings 13:19 NASB 2 Kings 13:19 KJV 2 Kings 13:19 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 13:19 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 13:19 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 13:19 French Bible 2 Kings 13:19 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 13:19 The man of God was angry (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |