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.


In Context

15 Elisha said to him, |Take bow and arrows;| and he took to him bow and arrows.

16 He said to the king of Israel, |Put your hand on the bow;| and he put his hand on it. Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands.

17 He said, |Open the window eastward;| and he opened it. Then Elisha said, |Shoot!| and he shot. He said, |Yahweh's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you shall strike the Syrians in Aphek, until you have consumed them.|

18 He 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.

19 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, whereas now you shall strike Syria just three times.|

20 Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

2 Kings 13:18 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:18Then he said, "Take the arrows," and the king took them. Elisha told him, "Strike the ground." He struck it three times and stopped.

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 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.