And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Strike the ground. And he struck three times, and stopped.
All Commentaries on 2 Kings 13:18 Go To 2 Kings 13
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Still. This showed a degree of remissness. (Haydock)
It was natural for the king to conclude, that the more he struck the earth, the greater would be his success; (Calmet) and the prophet had, perhaps, insinuated as much. (Menochius)
