Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And 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. Smite Isaiah 20:2-4 At that same time the Lord spoke by the hand of Isaiah the son of Amos, saying Go, and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and take off thy shoes from thy feet. And he did so, and went naked, and barefoot. . . . Ezekiel 4:1-10 And thou, O son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee: and draw upon it the plan of the city of Jerusalem. . . . Ezekiel 5:1-4 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife that shaveth the hair: and cause it to pass over thy head, and over thy beard: and take thee a balance to weigh in, and divide the hair. . . . Ezekiel 12:1-7 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: . . . he smote thrice 2 Kings 4:6 And when the vessels were full, she said to her son: Bring me yet a vessel. And he answered: I have no more. And the oil stood. Exodus 17:11 And when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel overcame; but if he let them down a little, Amalec overcame. Context Elisha's Final Prophecy…17And said: Open the window to the east. And when he had opened it, Eliseus said: Shoot an arrow. And he shot. And Eliseus said: The arrow of the Lord's deliverance, and the arrow of the deliverance from Syria: and thou shalt strike the Syrians in Aphec, till thou consume them. 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.19And the man of God was angry with him, and said: If thou hadst smitten five or six or seven times, thou hadst smitten Syria even to utter destruction: but now three times shalt thou smite it.… Cross References 2 Kings 13:17 And said: Open the window to the east. And when he had opened it, Eliseus said: Shoot an arrow. And he shot. And Eliseus said: The arrow of the Lord's deliverance, and the arrow of the deliverance from Syria: and thou shalt strike the Syrians in Aphec, till thou consume them. 2 Kings 13:19 And the man of God was angry with him, and said: If thou hadst smitten five or six or seven times, thou hadst smitten Syria even to utter destruction: but now three times shalt thou smite it. 2 Kings 13:25 Now Joas the son of Joachaz, took the cities out of the hand of Benadad, the son of Hazael, which he had taken out of the hand of Joachaz, his father, by war; three times did Joas beat him, and he restored the cities to Israel. Lexicon Then Elisha said,וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Take קַ֥ח (qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take the arrows!” הַחִצִּ֖ים (ha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2678: An arrow So he took [them], וַיִּקָּ֑ח (way·yiq·qāḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take and Elisha said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to the king לְמֶֽלֶךְ־ (lə·me·leḵ-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc “Strike הַךְ־ (haḵ-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike the ground!” אַ֔רְצָה (’ar·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land So he struck וַיַּ֥ךְ (way·yaḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike the ground three שָֽׁלֹשׁ־ (šā·lōš-) Number - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice times פְּעָמִ֖ים (pə·‘ā·mîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence and stopped. וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃ (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations Additional Translations 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.And 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. 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. And Elisaie said to him, Take bow and arrows. And he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And the king smote three times, and stayed. And 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. 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. And 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. 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. And 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. Jump to Previous Arrows Ceased Earth Elisha Ground Israel Smite Smote Stayeth Stopped Strike Struck Three Thrice TimesJump to Next Arrows Ceased Earth Elisha Ground Israel Smite Smote Stayeth Stopped Strike Struck Three Thrice TimesExternal Links 2 Kings 13:18 NIV2 Kings 13:18 NLT 2 Kings 13:18 ESV 2 Kings 13:18 NASB 2 Kings 13:18 ASV 2 Kings 13:18 Bible Apps 2 Kings 13:18 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 13:18 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 13:18 French Bible 2 Kings 13:18 German Bible Alphabetical: and arrows Elisha ground he him Israel it king of said stopped Strike struck Take the them Then three times to told took OT History: 2 Kings 13:18 He said Take the arrows (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |