2 Kings 13:25Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash strike him, and recovered the cities of Israel.
The setting
Northern Israel, ~796-795 BC. King Jehoash leads three successful military campaigns against Syria, recapturing Israelite cities lost by his father. Each victory fulfills Elisha's deathbed prophecy...
The emotion here: recording God's faithfulness to fulfill prophetic promises exactly as spoken
The original word
shalosh (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three times, the exact number Elisha prophesied for Israel's victories
Why it matters
These victories happened exactly as the dying prophet Elisha had predicted with the arrows
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 13:25
The 'three times' directly fulfills Elisha's prophecy - God keeps His word precisely
Common misconceptionPeople read this as random military success, but it's actually the precise fulfillment of Elisha's specific prophecy about three victories.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 13:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 13:25 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is the battlefield. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include recovery, restoration, divine timing. Notable phrases: took again out of the hand; cities which he had taken.
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— 1 Thessalonians 5:16
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