2 Kings 13:16-25

16Then he said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” And he put his hand on it, then Elisha laid his hands on the king’s hands. 17He said, “Open the window toward the east,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” And he shot. And he said, “The Lord’s arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Aram; for you will 1defeat the Arameans at 2Aphek until you have 3destroyed them.” 18Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground,” and he struck it three times and 4stopped. 19So 5the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times, then you would have struck Aram until you would have 6destroyed it. But now you shall strike Aram 7only three times.”

20Elisha died, and they buried him. Now 8the bands of the Moabites would invade the land in the spring of the year. 21As they were burying a man, behold, they saw a marauding band; and they cast the man into the grave of Elisha. And when the man 9touched the bones of Elisha he 10revived and stood up on his feet.

22Now 11Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23But the 12Lord was gracious to them and 13had compassion on them and turned to them because of 14His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them or cast them from His presence until now.

24When Hazael king of Aram died, Ben-hadad his son became king in his place. 25Then 15Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again from the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken in war from the hand of Jehoahaz his father. 16Three times Joash 17defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.