2 Kings 6:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־
(me·lech-)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
when he sawכִּרְאֹתֹ֖ו
(kir·'o·tov)
7200: to seea prim. root
them, saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Elisha,אֱלִישָׁ֔ע
(e·li·sha,)
477: "God is salvation," a well-known Isr. prophetcontr. from Elishua
"My father,אָבִֽי׃
(a·vi.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
shall I killהַאַכֶּ֥ה
(ha·'ak·keh)
5221: to smitea prim. root
them? Shall I killאַכֶּ֖ה
(ak·keh)
5221: to smitea prim. root
them?" 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Elisha
'Eliysha`  (el-ee-shaw')
Elisha, the famous prophet -- Elisha.
when he saw
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
them My father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
shall I smite
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
them shall I smite
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the king of Israel when he saw them, said to Elisha, "My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?"

King James Bible
And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, "My father, should I kill them? I will kill them."

International Standard Version
When the king of Israel saw Elisha, he asked him, "Shall I execute them, my father?"

NET Bible
When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, "Should I strike them down, my master?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, "Master, should I kill them? Should I kill them?"

King James 2000 Bible
And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I slay them? shall I slay them?
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