2 Kings 6:22

וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא תַכֶּה הַאֲשֶׁר שָׁבִיתָ בְּחַרְבְּךָ וּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ אַתָּה מַכֶּה שִׂים לֶחֶם וָמַיִם לִפְנֵיהֶם וְיֹֽאכְלוּ וְיִשְׁתּוּ וְיֵלְכוּ אֶל ־ אֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James 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.

In Context

21וַיֹּאמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל ־ אֱלִישָׁע כִּרְאֹתוֹ אוֹתָם הַאַכֶּה אַכֶּה אָבִֽי ׃

23וַיִּכְרֶה לָהֶם כֵּרָה גְדוֹלָה וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵם וַיֵּלְכוּ אֶל ־ אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶם וְלֹֽא ־ יָסְפוּ עוֹד גְּדוּדֵי אֲרָם לָבוֹא בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ׃ פ

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 20:11וְהָיָה אִם ־ שָׁלוֹם תַּֽעַנְךָ וּפָתְחָה לָךְ וְהָיָה כָּל ־ הָעָם הַנִּמְצָא ־ בָהּ יִהְיוּ לְךָ לָמַס וַעֲבָדֽוּךָ ׃

2 Chronicles 28:8וַיִּשְׁבּוּ בְנֵֽי ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵֽאֲחֵיהֶם מָאתַיִם אֶלֶף נָשִׁים בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת וְגַם ־ שָׁלָל רָב בָּזְזוּ מֵהֶם וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת ־ הַשָּׁלָל לְשֹׁמְרֽוֹן ׃ ס

Psalms 44:6בְּךָ צָרֵינוּ נְנַגֵּחַ בְּשִׁמְךָ נָבוּס קָמֵֽינוּ ׃

Hosea 1:7וְאֶת ־ בֵּית יְהוּדָה אֲרַחֵם וְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּים בַּיהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם וְלֹא אֽוֹשִׁיעֵם בְּקֶשֶׁת וּבְחֶרֶב וּבְמִלְחָמָה בְּסוּסִים וּבְפָרָשִֽׁים ׃

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 6:14-24

13 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. 15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? 16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more… Read the whole commentary →

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