II Kings · Chapter 13 King James Version

II Kings 13:21

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The Scripture

(21) And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
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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