KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 2 Kings 13:18 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he said,” | וַיֹּ֛אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “Take” | קַ֥ח | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | Take |
| “the arrows.” | הַחִצִּ֖ים | Properly, a piercer, i.e., an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear | arrows |
| “And he took” | וַיִּקָּ֑ח | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | took |
| “them.” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “And he said” | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto the king” | לְמֶֽלֶךְ | A king | king |
| “of Israel,” | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity | Israel |
| “Smite” | הַךְ | To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) | Smite |
| “upon the ground.” | אַ֔רְצָה | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | upon ground |
| “And he smote” | וַיַּ֥ךְ | To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) | smote |
| “thrice,” | שָֽׁלֹשׁ | Three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice | thrice |
| “and stayed.” | וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃ | To stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) | stayed |
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16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands.
17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the Lord's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
18 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.
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.
20 And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
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