II Kings · Chapter 13 King James Version

II Kings 13:19

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The Scripture

(19) And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
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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