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He said, Take the arrows; and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, Smite on the ground; and he struck thrice, and stayed.
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A Symbolic Act of War
Commentators explain that Elisha's instruction to "smite upon the ground" was a symbolic act of war. Rather than just hitting the floor, the king was likely told to shoot arrows into the ground, as if striking down an enemy. This physical act was meant to be a prophetic sign of Israel's future military victories over Syria.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Smite upon the ground - Some prefer to render this as: “Shoot to the ground;” that is, “Shoot arrows from the window into the ground outside…
19th Century
Anglican
And he said. —LXX., “and Elisha said to him,” which, as Thenius remarks, is more appropriate here, in introducing the account of t…
Baptist
And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them.
I suppose, a quiver full.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, take the arrows, and he took them The rest of them:
and he said to the king of Israe…
Jehoash, the king, came to Elisha to receive his dying counsel and blessing. It can be of great benefit to our spiritual lives to visit the sickbed…
