2 Kings 6:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Elisha answered, "Do not kill them. Would you kill those you have captured with your sword or bow? Set food and water before them so they can eat and drink and then return to their master."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he answered, You shall not strike them: would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he answered,{H559} Thou shalt not smite{H5221} them: wouldest thou smite{H5221} those whom thou hast taken captive{H7617} with thy sword{H2719} and with thy bow?{H7198} set{H7760} bread{H3899} and water{H4325} before{H6440} them, that they may eat{H398} and drink,{H8354} and go{H3212} to their master.{H113}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he answered{H559}{(H8799)}, Thou shalt not smite{H5221}{(H8686)} them: wouldest thou smite{H5221}{(H8688)} those whom thou hast taken captive{H7617}{(H8804)} with thy sword{H2719} and with thy bow{H7198}? set{H7760}{(H8798)} bread{H3899} and water{H4325} before{H6440} them, that they may eat{H398}{(H8799)} and drink{H8354}{(H8799)}, and go{H3212}{(H8799)} to their master{H113}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He saide: Thou shalt not smyte the: loke whom thou takest with thy swerde and bowe, smyte those. Set bred and water before them, that they maye eate and drynke, and let them departe vnto their lorde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: doest thou not smite them that thou hast taken with thy sworde, and with thy bowe? but set bread and water before them, that they may eate and drinke and goe to their master.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he aunswered, Thou shalt not smyte them: But smyte those that thou hast taken with thine owne sworde, and with thyne owne bowe: But rather set bread and water before them, that they may eate & drinke, & go to their maister.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he answered, Thou shalt not smite [them]: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He answered, You shall not strike them: would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he saith, `Thou dost not smite; those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow art thou smiting? set bread and water before them, and they eat, and drink, and go unto their lord.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He answered, "You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He replied,“Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down? Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 48:22 : 22 And to you, I give one more portion than your brothers, the portion I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.
  • Deut 20:11-16 : 11 If it accepts your offer of peace and opens its gates to you, then all the people found in it shall serve you and work for you. 12 But if it does not make peace with you and wages war against you, then you shall besiege it. 13 When the LORD your God delivers it into your hands, strike down every male there with the sword. 14 However, you may take the women, children, livestock, and everything else in the city as your spoils. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the LORD your God has given you. 15 This is what you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not part of the cities of these nations. 16 But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes.
  • Josh 24:12 : 12 I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings from before you. It was not by your sword or bow.
  • 2 Chr 28:8-9 : 8 The Israelites took captive 200,000 people from their relatives—women, sons, and daughters. They also took a great amount of plunder and brought it to Samaria. 9 But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there. He went out to meet the army as they arrived in Samaria and said to them, "Because the LORD, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah, he gave them into your hands. But you have slain them in a rage that has reached up to heaven. 10 And now you intend to enslave the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem. But aren’t you also guilty of sins against the LORD your God? 11 Now listen to me! Send back your captives whom you have taken from your relatives, for the LORD’s fierce anger is against you. 12 Then some of the leaders of Ephraim—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Hezekiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood up against those returning from the battle. 13 They said to them, "You must not bring the captives here, for we are already guilty before the LORD. Adding these captives will only increase our sins and guilt before God, for our guilt is already great, and His fierce anger is against Israel." 14 So the armed men released the captives and the plunder in the presence of the officials and the entire assembly. 15 The men who were designated by name took charge of the captives. They clothed all the naked among them using the plunder, giving them clothes and sandals, food and drink, and anointed them. They led all those who were weak on donkeys, brought them to their relatives in Jericho, the city of palm trees, and then returned to Samaria.
  • Ps 44:6 : 6 Through You we will push back our adversaries; in Your name we will trample those who rise against us.
  • Prov 25:21-22 : 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 22 By doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
  • Hos 1:7 : 7 But I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the LORD their God. I will not save them by bow or sword, by war, by horses, or by horsemen.
  • Hos 2:18 : 18 On that day, declares the LORD, you will call me 'My Husband' and no longer call me 'My Master.'
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
  • Rom 12:20-21 : 20 If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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