2 Kings 13:19

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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Cross-References

  • 2 Kings 13:25 (7 votes)

    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.

  • 2 Kings 4:16 (2 votes)

    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.

  • Mark 6:5 (2 votes)

    And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed [them].

  • 2 Kings 6:9 (2 votes)

    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.

  • 2 Kings 4:40 (2 votes)

    So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O [thou] man of God, [there is] death in the pot. And they could not eat [thereof].

  • Mark 10:14 (2 votes)

    But when Jesus saw [it], he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

  • Leviticus 10:16 (2 votes)

    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,