2 Kings 13:17 (KJV)

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And he said Open the window eastward And he opened it Then Elisha said Shoot And he shot And he said The arrow of the LORD’s deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from Syria for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek till thou have consumed them

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Cross-references

Open. 2Ki 5:10-14 Joh 2:5-8 Joh 11:39-41

The arrow.This was a symbolical action, indicative of the deliverance of Israel from Syria. It was an ancient custom to shoot an arrow or cast a spear into a country before the commencement of hostilities. Ex 4:2 Ex 4:17 Re 6:9-7:3 2Sa 5:24 1Co 1:18

Aphek. 1Sa 4:1 1Ki 20:26

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