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2 Kings 13:14-19 (NIRV)

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¹⁴ Elisha was suffering from a sickness. Later he would die from it. Jehoash, the king of Israel, went down to see him. He sobbed over him. "My father!" he cried. "You are like a father to me! You are the true chariots and horsemen of Israel!" ¹⁵ Elisha said to Jehoash, "Get a bow and some arrows." So he did. ¹⁶ "Hold the bow in your hands," Elisha said to the king of Israel. So Jehoash took hold of the bow. Then Elisha put his hands on the king's hands. ¹⁷ "Open the east window," Elisha said. So he did. "Shoot!" Elisha said. So he shot. "That's the Lord's arrow!" Elisha announced. "It means you will win the battle over Aram! You will completely destroy the men of Aram at Aphek." ¹⁸ He continued, "Get some arrows." So the king did. Elisha told him, "Strike the ground." He struck it three times. Then he stopped. ¹⁹ The man of God was angry with him. He said, "You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have won the war over Aram. You would have completely destroyed them. But now you will win only three battles over them."

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 14) Promises of God - Labor that is in Vain (2009-04-07)
(v. 15) Promises of God - Labor that is in Vain (2009-04-07)
(v. 16) Promises of God - Labor that is in Vain (2009-04-07)
(v. 17) Promises of God - Labor that is in Vain (2009-04-07)
(v. 18) Promises of God - Labor that is in Vain (2009-04-07)
(v. 19) Promises of God - Labor that is in Vain (2009-04-07)

Definition(s):
Aram (Ar-am): highness, magnificence, one that deceives; curse
Jehoash (Je-hoh-ash): fire of the Lord
So (Soh):