He said,"Openthe windowtoward the east,"and he opened[it]. Then Elishasaid,"Shoot!"And he shot.And he said,"The LORD'Sarrowof victory,even the arrowof victoryover Aram;for you will defeatthe Arameansat Aphekuntilyou have destroyed[them]."
"It shall be, when you hearthe soundof marchingin the topsof the balsamtrees,thenyou shall actpromptly,for thenthe LORDwill have goneout beforeyou to strikethe armyof the Philistines."
At the turnof the year,Ben-hadadmusteredthe Arameansand wentup to Aphekto fightagainstIsrael.
So they campedoneoveragainstthe othersevendays.And on the seventhdaythe battlewas joined,and the sonsof Israelkilled[of] the Arameans100000footsoldiersin oneday.
Then he saidto the kingof Israel,"Putyour handon the bow."And he puthis hand[on it], then Elishalaidhis handson the king'shands.
Then he said,"Takethe arrows,"and he tookthem. And he saidto the kingof Israel,"Strikethe ground,"and he struck[it] threetimesand stopped.
"You shall takein your handthisstaff,with whichyou shall performthe signs."
The LORDsaidto him, "Whatis that in your hand?"And he said,"A staff."
For the wordof the crossis foolishnessto thosewho are perishing,but to us who are being savedit is the powerof God.
the kingof Aphek,one;the kingof Lasharon,one;
Thus the wordof Samuelcameto allIsrael.Now Israelwentout to meetthe Philistinesin battleand campedbesideEbenezerwhile the Philistinescampedin Aphek.
