2 Kings 13:16-25

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

20And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now 6the marauding bands of the Moabites would invade the land 7in the spring of the year. 21And as they were burying a man, behold, they saw a marauding band; and they threw the man into the grave of Elisha. And when the man 8touched the bones of Elisha he 9revived and stood up on his feet.

22Now 10Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23But the 11Lord was gracious to them and 12had compassion on them and turned to them because of 13His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and He was unwilling to eliminate them or cast them away from His presence until now.

24When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad became king in his place. 25Then 14Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz again took from the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken in war from the hand of his father Jehoahaz. 15Three times Joash 16defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.