2 Kings 13:15

15 Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows"; so he took a bow and arrows.

2 Kings 13:15 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 13:15

And Elisha said unto him, take bow and arrows
The usual instruments of war in those days: and he took unto him bow and arrows; which though they might not be had in the house of the prophet, he could have some from his guards that attended him.

2 Kings 13:15 In-Context

13 So Joash slept with his ancestors, and Jeroboam sat upon his throne; Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

14 Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, King Joash of Israel went down to him, and wept before him, crying, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!"

15 Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows"; so he took a bow and arrows.

16 Then he said to the king of Israel, "Draw the bow"; and he drew it. Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands.

17 Then he said, "Open the window eastward"; and he opened it. Elisha said, "Shoot"; and he shot. Then he said, "The Lord's arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram! For you shall fight the Arameans in Aphek until you have made an end of them."