2 Kings 6:21
Elisha Captures the Blinded Arameans
20When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.21And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”
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Berean Standard Bible
And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill 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?
Bible in Basic English
And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword?
Douay-Rheims 1899
And the king of Israel said to Eliseus, when he saw them: My father, shall I kill them?
Free Bible Version
When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”
Geneva Bible 1599
And the King of Israel sayde vnto Elisha when he sawe them, My father, shall I smite them, shall I smite them?
King James (Authorized) Version
And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
Translation for Translators
When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “Sir, shall I tell my soldiers to kill them? Shall we kill all of them?”
Unlocked Literal Bible
The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, should I kill them? Should I kill them?”
Noah Webster Bible
And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them ? shall I smite them ?
World English Bible
The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?”
Young's Literal Translation
And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, 'Do I smite — do I smite — my father?'