13:18 13:18

2 Kings 13:19

13:20 13:20

Bible Versions

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.
And the man {H376} of God {H430} was wroth {H7107} with him, and said {H559}, Thou shouldest have smitten {H5221} five {H2568} or six {H8337} times {H6471}; then hadst thou smitten {H5221} Syria {H758} till thou hadst consumed {H3615} it: whereas now thou shalt smite {H5221} Syria {H758} but thrice {H7969}{H6471}.
The man of God became angry with him; he said, "You should have struck five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram completely. As it is, you will defeat Aram only three times."
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.”
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.
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