2 Kings 13:14-19 ▼

14 And Elisha had become sick with the illness from which He would die, and Joash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over his face and said, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen.”

15 And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and some arrows.” And he took to him a bow and arrows.

16 And he said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” And he drove his hand, and Elisha put his hands on the hands of the king.

17 And he said, “Open the window to the east.” And he opened it, and Elisha said, “Shoot.” And he shot. And he said, “The arrow of deliverance of YHWH, and the arrow of deliverance from Aram. For you must strike Aram at Aphek until you have consumed them.”

18 And he said, “Take the arrows.” And he took them, and he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground.” And he struck three times and he stood.

19 And the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Aram up to completion. Now three times you will strike Aram.”