18Then he said, "Take the arrows," and the king took them. Elisha told him, "Strike the ground." He struck it three times and stopped.


In Context

15 Elisha said, "Get a bow and some arrows," and he did so.

16 "Take the bow in your hands," he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king's hands.

17 "Open the east window," he said, and he opened it. "Shoot!" Elisha said, and he shot. "The Lord 's arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!" Elisha declared. "You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek."

18 Then he said, "Take the arrows," and the king took them. Elisha told him, "Strike the ground." He struck it three times and stopped.

19 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."

20 Elisha died and was buried. Now Moabite raiders used to enter the country every spring.

2nd Kings 13:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:18And he said, Take the arrows. And he took [them.] And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:18And he said: Take the arrows. And when he had taken them, he said to him : Strike with an arrow upon the ground. And he struck three times and stood still.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:18And he said, Take the arrows; and he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground; and he smote thrice, and stayed.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:18And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:18And he said, Take the arrows: and he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground: and he smote thrice, and stayed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:18And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and ceased.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:18He said, |Take the arrows;| and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, |Strike the ground;| and he struck three times, and stopped.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:18And he saith, 'Take the arrows,' and he taketh; and he saith to the king of Israel, 'Smite to the earth;' and he smiteth three times, and stayeth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:18And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, Smite on the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.