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2 Kings 06 General Notes
Structure and formatting
The stories of Elisha's miracles continue in this chapter. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/miracle)
Special concepts in this chapter
Impossible actions
Elisha caused an iron ax head to float. He fooled the whole army of Aram that was sent to arrest him. When the king of Aram besieged the capital of Israel, the people became so hungry they started eating their children. Elisha told the king of Israel that there would be plenty of food the next day, but the king's counselor said it was impossible.
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Rhetorical question
The king's counselor expressed his unbelief in Elisha's prophecy of plenty of food: "See, even if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, can this thing happen?" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven)