2 Kings 13:18-20

EasyEnglish Bible

¹⁸ Then Elisha said, ‘Pick up the other arrows.’ When the king of Israel took them, Elisha said to him, ‘Hit the ground with them.’ The king hit the ground three times and then he stopped. ¹⁹ The man of God then became angry with King Jehoash. He said, ‘You should have hit the ground five times or six times. Then you would have completely destroyed Syria's army. But now you will only win three battles against Syria.’

²⁰ After that, Elisha died and they buried him.

Every year in spring, groups of fighters from Moab came to attack places in Israel.