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13 Joash rested with his ancestors. Then Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

Elisha’s Deathbed Prophecy. 14 When Elisha was suffering from the sickness of which he was to die, Joash, king of Israel, went down to weep over him. “My father, my father!”[a] he exclaimed, “Israel’s chariot and steeds!”(A) 15 Elisha said to him, “Take bow and arrows,” and he took bow and arrows.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:14 My father, my father: the way the king addresses the dying Elisha echoes Elisha’s address to Elijah in 2:12.