13:14 Now Elisha had a terminal illness. ¹  King Joash of Israel went down to visit him. ²  He wept before him and said, “My father, my father! The chariot ³  and horsemen of Israel!” ⁴  13:15 Elisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows,” and he did so. ⁵  13:16 Then Elisha ⁶  told the king of Israel, “Aim the bow.” ⁷  He did so, ⁸  and Elisha placed his hands on the king’s hands. 13:17 Elisha ⁹  said, “Open the east window,” and he did so. ¹⁰  Elisha said, “Shoot!” and

he did so. ¹¹  Elisha ¹²  said, “This arrow symbolizes the victory the Lord will give you over Syria. ¹³  You will annihilate Syria in Aphek!” ¹⁴  13:18 Then Elisha ¹⁵  said, “Take the arrows,” and he did so. ¹⁶  He told the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” He struck the ground three times and stopped. 13:19 The prophet ¹⁷  got angry at him and said, “If you had struck the ground five or six times, you would have annihilated Syria! ¹⁸  But now, you will defeat Syria only three times.”