And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.
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Gill's Exposition
And he said, open the window eastward,.... Syria lying east of the land of Israel, as the Jewish commentators in general observe, and for which they quote Isa 9:12, but it lay northeast, or rather…
Adam Clarke
Take bow and arrows - The bow, the arrows, and the smiting on the ground, were all emblematical things, indicative of the deliverance of Israel from Syria.
We have here Jehoash, or Joash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu, upon the throne of Israel. Probably the house of Jehu intended some respect to the house of David when they gave this…
Cambridge Bible
Take bow and arrows It is as if the prophet by this significant action directed and encouraged the king to enter on the war against Syria.