2 Kings 13:18 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 13:18

Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them, and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times and stopped.

BSB

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ASV

And 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.

KJV

And 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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Smite upon the ground - As he was ordered to take his arrows, the smiting on the ground must mean shooting arrows into it. He smote thrice, and stayed - The prophet knew that this shooting was emblematical: probably the king was not aware of what depended on the frequency of the action; and perhaps it was of the Lord that he smote only thrice, as he had determined to give Israel those three victories only over the Syrians.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The particular application of them to Elisha, who, by his counsels and prayer, had obtained many glorious victories for Israel, shows that the king possessed some measure of faith and trust, which, though weak, was accepted, and called forth the prophet's dying benediction.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

His laying his hands upon the king's hands was to represent the power imparted to the bow shot as coming from the Lord through the medium of the prophet. His shooting the first arrow eastward--to that part of his kingdom which the Syrians had taken and which was east of Samaria--was a declaration of war against them for the invasion.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
קַ֥ח	kach	take	H3947 →
הַחִצִּ֖ים	ha.chi.Tzim	the arrows	H2671 →
וַיִּקָּ֑ח	vai.yi.Kach	and he took [them]	H3947 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לְמֶֽלֶךְ־	le.Me.lekh-	to [the] king of	H4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
הַךְ־	hakh-	strike	H5221 →
אַ֔רְצָה	'Ar.tzah	[the] ground towards	H776 →
וַיַּ֥ךְ	vai.Yakh	and he struck	H5221 →
שָֽׁלֹשׁ־	sha.losh-	three	H7969 →
פְּעָמִ֖ים	pe.'a.Mim	times	H6471 →
וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃	Vai.ya.'a.Mod	and he stopped	H5975 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 17:11
As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 2:8
  Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
- James 5:16
  Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
- Luke 18:1
  Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
- Psalms 56:9
  Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
Through
2 Kings 4:6
When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another.” But he replied, “There are no more jars.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
leads to
- Matthew 14:20
  They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- 2 Kings 13:19
  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…
- Luke 6:19
  The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
- Matthew 15:37
  They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

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06About 2 Kings

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Where the connections lead

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