Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 13:19:

• Kupsabiny: “Then Elisha became angry and after that he said to (him), ‘You should have beaten the ground five or six times so that you would defeat the people of Syria completely. Now, you will only defeat those people three times.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Because he had done like that the man of God was angry, and he said to the King, "You should have struck five or six times with the arrows. If it had happened like that you would have defeated the Arameans and completely destroyed them but now you will defeat them only three times."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Elisha got-angry with him and said, ‘You should-have shot-the-bow five or six times so-that you (sing.) could-have- completely -destroy the Arameanhon. But now, you (sing.) will- only -defeat them three times.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But Elisha was angry with him. He exclaimed, ‘You should have struck the ground five or six times! If you had done that, your army would have defeated the Syrian army until they were completely wiped out! But now, because you struck the ground only three times, your army will defeat them only three times!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)