Death of Elisha: BIBLE, New American Standard Bible == BIBLE-CENTER

2 Kings, Chapter 13, verses 14-25

¹⁴ When Elisha^f Lit was sick with his sicknessbecame sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over^g Lit his facehim and said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” ¹⁵ Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he^h Lit took to himselftook a bow and arrows. ¹⁶ Then he said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” And he put his hand on it, then Elisha laid his hands on the king’s hands. ¹⁷ He said, “Open the window toward the east,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” And he shot. And he said, “The LORD’S arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Aram; for you willⁱ Lit smitedefeat the Arameans at Aphek until you have^j Lit made an end ofdestroyed them.” ¹⁸ Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground,” and he struck it three times and^k Lit stoodstopped. ¹⁹ So the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times, then you would have struck Aram until you would have^l Lit made an end ofdestroyed it. But now you shall strike Aram only three times.”	14 Ki2 2:12 17 Ki1 20:26 19 Ki2 5:20 Ki2 13:25
²⁰ Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites would invade the land in the spring of the year. ²¹ As they were burying a man, behold, they saw a marauding band; and they cast the man into the grave of Elisha. And when the man^m Lit went and touchedtouched the bones of Elisha he revived and stood up on his feet.	20 Ki2 3:7 Ki2 24:2 21 Mat 27:52
²² Now Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. ²³ But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them or cast them from His presence until now.	22 Ki2 8:12 Ki2 8:13 23 Ki2 14:27 Ki1 8:28 Gen 13:16 Gen 13:17 Gen 17:2-5
²⁴ When Hazael king of Aram died, Ben-hadad his son became king in his place. ²⁵ Then Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again from the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken in war from the hand of Jehoahaz his father. Three times Joashⁿ Lit smotedefeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.	25 Ki2 10:32 Ki2 10:33 Ki2 14:25 Ki2 13:18 Ki2 13:19


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