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And he said to the king of Israel,Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elishaput his hands upon the king'shands.17
And he said , Open the windoweastward. And he opened it. Then Elishasaid , Shoot . And he shot . And he said , The arrow of the LORD'Sdeliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
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And he said , Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel,Smite upon the ground. And he smotethrice , and stayed .
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And the man of God was wroth with him, and said , Thou shouldest have smittenfive or sixtimes; then hadst thou smittenSyria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smiteSyria but thrice .
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