2 Kings 6:22

6:22 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? ¹  Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master.”

2 Kings 13:19

13:19 The prophet ²  got angry at him and said, “If you had struck the ground five or six times, you would have annihilated Syria! ³  But now, you will defeat Syria only three times.”

[6:22]  ¹ tn Heb “Are [they] ones you captured with your sword or your bow (that) you can strike (them) down?”

[13:19]  ² tn Heb “man of God.”

[13:19]  ³ 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.