Jehoahaz had no army left<n id="1" /> except for fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers. The king of Syria had destroyed his troops<n id="2" /> and trampled on them like dust.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Now Elisha was sitting in his house with the community leaders.<n id="1" /> The king<n id="2" /> sent a messenger on ahead, but before he arrived,<n id="3" /> Elisha<n id="4" /> said to the leaders,<n id="5" /> &#8220;Do you realize this assassin intends to cut off my head?&#8221;<n id="6" /> Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and lean against it. His master will certainly be right behind him.&#8221;<n id="7" />