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14 Now Elisha was sick with a terminal illness; and Joash, Israel’s king, came to visit him. He cried over Elisha,

Joash quotes to the prophet Elisha’s own words to Elijah before he ascended.

Joash: My father, O my father! The chariots and riders of Israel![a]

Elisha: 15 Quickly find a bow and some arrows.

Joash did as Elisha instructed and brought a bow and some arrows back to Elisha’s bedside.

Elisha: 16 Now grip the bow tightly.

So Joash gripped the bow, and Elisha placed his hands over the king’s hands.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:14 2 Kings 2:12

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