2 Kings 13:20

And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites used to invade the land at the coming in of the year.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

In Context

19And the man of God was wroth with him, and said: 'Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Aram till thou hadst consumed it; whereas now thou shalt smite Aram but thrice.'

21And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha; and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

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Cross References

Genesis 48:1And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph: 'Behold, thy father is sick.' And he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Judges 3:12And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

2 Kings 3:5But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:24And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them. And they smote the land, even Moab, mightily.

2 Kings 6:23And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Aram came no more into the land of Israel.

2 Chronicles 24:16And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and His house.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 13:11-20

The Reign of Joash, King of Israel. ( b. c. 839.) 10 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years. 11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord ; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein. 12 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in… Read the whole commentary →

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