II Kings · Chapter 13 King James Version

II Kings 13:17

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The Scripture

(17) And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Jehoahaz reigned wickedly over Israel and was oppressed by Syria until he sought the LORD, while Elisha later gave the dying king Jehoash a symbolic sign of arrows representing victories over Syria. After Elisha died and was buried, a dead man thrown into his tomb was raised to life the moment his body touched Elisha's bones.

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