2 Kings 13:18-19

13:18 Then Elisha ¹  said, “Take the arrows,” and he did so. ²  He told the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” He struck the ground three times and stopped. 13:19 The prophet ³  got angry at him and said, “If you had struck the ground five or six times, you would have annihilated Syria! ⁴  But now, you will defeat Syria only three times.”

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “and he took [them].”

³ tn Heb “man of God.”

⁴ tn Heb “[It was necessary] to strike five or six times, then you would strike down Syria until destruction.” On the syntax of the infinitive construct, see GKC 349 §114.k.