The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

To kill two birds with one stone.

Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs

And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs

and Saul threw the spear for he said, I will pin David even to the wall! David escaped from his presence twice.

And Saul cast the javelin for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

I therefore run like that, as not uncertainly. I fight like that, as not beating the air,

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly so fight I, not as one that beateth the air

When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to Yahweh, and said, Please strike this people with blindness. He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

He said, Take the arrows and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, Strike the ground and he struck three times, and stopped.

And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

Go swiftly to the spring , ( We said ) . This cold water is for bathing and for drinking .

We said to him , Strike the earth with your foot this cool spring is for bathing and drinking . ( A spring of gushed forth when he struck the earth this was a miracle . )

' Stamp thy foot ! This is a laving place cool , and a drink . '

Stamp the ground with thy foot. yonder is water to wash in , cool , and water to drink .

( Allah said to him ) Strike the ground with your foot This is a spring of water to wash in , cool and a ( refreshing ) drink .

Stamp with your foot here is cool water to wash with , and to drink .

( We commanded him ) Stamp your foot on earth , and here is cool water to wash with and to drink .

( And it was said unto him ) Strike the ground with thy foot . This ( spring ) is a cool bath and a refreshing drink .

We told him Stamp your foot on the ground this ensuing spring will be a cooling bath and drink .

( We said ) ' Stamp your foot on the ground , here is cool water with which to wash and a drink '

So he was told , Strike the ground with your foot this is a spring for a cool bath and drink .

( We answered his prayer , healed his sickness , and told him ) , Run on your feet . This is cool water ( for you ) to wash and drink .

Urge with your foot here is a cool washing place and a drink .

We said , Stamp your foot ! Here is cool water for you to wash in and drink ,

( The command was given ) Strike with thy foot here is ( water ) wherein to wash , cool and refreshing , and ( water ) to drink .

Jesus said to them, All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

Both verdicts were doubtless calculated, as a famous Chinese proverb puts it, to kill some chickens in order to scare the monkeys.

Then Jesus said to them, All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif takes a trip down memory lane to his first days as a blogger with a blog called Kick the Dog.

Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me, says Yahweh of Armies. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered and I will turn my hand against the little ones.

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

Thus says the Lord Yahweh Strike with your hand, and stamp with your foot, and say, Alas! because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.

In that day, says Yahweh, I will strike every horse with terror, and his rider with madness and I will open my eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.

Thus saith the Lord GOD Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.

In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

Thus says Yahweh, In this you shall know that I am Yahweh. Behold, I will strike with the rod that is in my hand on the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

The blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be on you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.

Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.