Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
2 Kings 6:21
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And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”
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And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite [them]? shall I smite [them]?
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The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?”
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And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
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2 Kings 6
19 And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.
20 When 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.
21 And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”
22 “Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”
23 So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.
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