When they approached the Israelite camp, the Israelites rose up and struck down the Moabites, who then ran from them. The Israelites<n id="1" /> thoroughly defeated<n id="2" /> Moab.

When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, &#8220;Should I strike them down,<n id="1" /> my master?&#8221;<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">When he had secured control of the kingdom,<n id="1" /> he executed the servants who had assassinated his father.<n id="2" />

As they approached him,<n id="1" /> Elisha prayed to the <sc>Lordsc>, &#8220;Strike these people<n id="2" /> with blindness.&#8221;<n id="3" /> The <sc>Lordsc><n id="4" /> struck them with blindness as Elisha requested.<n id="5" />

He replied, &#8220;Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down?<n id="1" /> Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master.&#8221;

Then Elisha<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;Take the arrows,&#8221; and he did so.<n id="2" /> He told the king of Israel, &#8220;Strike the ground!&#8221; He struck the ground three times and stopped.

You thoroughly defeated Edom<n id="1" /> and it has gone to your head!<n id="2" /> Gloat over your success,<n id="3" /> but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?&#8221;<n id="4" />

The prophet<n id="1" /> got angry at him and said, &#8220;If you had struck the ground five or six times, you would have annihilated Syria!<n id="2" /> But now, you will defeat Syria only three times.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">In those days the <sc>Lordsc> began to reduce the size of Israel&#8217;s territory.<n id="1" /> Hazael attacked their eastern border.<n id="2" />

His servants conspired against him<n id="1" /> and murdered Joash at Beth-Millo, on the road that goes down to Silla.<n id="2" />

Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him; he assassinated him in Ibleam<n id="1" /> and took his place as king.

The king of Babylon ordered them to be executed<n id="1" /> at Riblah in the territory<n id="2" /> of Hamath. So Judah was deported from its land.p>

He took the cloak that had fallen off Elijah,<n id="1" /> hit the water with it, and said, &#8220;Where is the <sc>Lord, thesc> God of Elijah?&#8221; When he hit the water, it divided and Elisha crossed over.p>

<p class="bodytext">When he finished offering the burnt sacrifice, Jehu ordered the royal guard<n id="1" /> and officers, &#8220;Come in and strike them down! Don&#8217;t let any escape!&#8221; So the royal guard and officers struck them down with the sword and left their bodies lying there.<n id="2" /> Then they entered the inner sanctuary of the temple of Baal.<n id="3" />

At that time Menahem came from Tirzah and attacked Tiphsah. He struck down all who lived in the city and the surrounding territory, because they would not surrender.<n id="1" /> He even ripped open the pregnant women.p>

Elijah took his cloak, folded it up, and hit the water with it. The water divided, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.p>

The Moabites<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;It&#8217;s blood! The kings are totally destroyed!<n id="2" /> They have struck one another down! Now, Moab, seize the plunder!&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">He joined Ahab&#8217;s son Joram in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

You will destroy the family of your master Ahab.<n id="1" /> I will get revenge against Jezebel for the shed blood of my servants the prophets and for the shed blood of all the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s servants.<n id="2" />

Jehu aimed his bow and shot an arrow right between Jehoram&#8217;s shoulders.<n id="1" /> The arrow went through<n id="2" /> his heart and he fell to his knees in his chariot.