He had smitten the Egyptian for Israel's sake: he had appealed to his own people to make common cause, like brethren, against the common foe; and he had offered himself to them as their destined leader in the struggle.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
He stopped as though smitten, staggered and fell back, choked and coughing.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey
Then he turned round and faced the bed, and was suddenly smitten with great shyness at the sight of that white, tired face, and the black hair about the pillow.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole