Interlinear Study Bible

Berean Study Bible
But the man of God was angry with him and said, "You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down - Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down - Aram only three times."

English Standard Version
Then the man of God was angry with him and said You should have struck five or six times then you would have struck down Syria until you had made an end of it but now you will strike down Syria only three times

Holman Christian Standard Version
The man of God was angry with him and said, "You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to them, but now you will only strike down Aram three times."

King James Version
And the man of God was wroth with him, and said (8799), Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice *.

Lexham English Bible
Yet the man of God became angry against him and said, "For striking five or six times, then you would have defeated Aram until finishing themonly three times."

New American Standard Version
So the man of God was angry with him and said, "You should have struck five or six times, then you would have struck Aram until you would have destroyed {it.} But now you shall strike Aram {only} three times."

World English Bible
The man of God was angry with him, and said, "You should have struck five or six times. Then you would have struck Syria until you had consumed it, whereas now you shall strike Syria just three times."