¹⁵ Elisha responded, ‘Get a bow and arrows.’ So he got a bow and arrows.^{(A) 16} Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, ‘Grasp the bow.’ So the king grasped it, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands. ¹⁷ Elisha said, ‘Open the east window.’ So he opened it. Elisha said, ‘Shoot! ’ So he shot.^(B) Then Elisha said, ‘The Lord’s arrow of victory, yes, the arrow of victory over Aram. You are to strike down the Arameans in Aphek^(C) until you have put an end to them.’

² I looked, and there was a white horse.^(A) Its rider held a bow;^(B) a crown^(C) was given to him, and he went out as a conqueror in order to conquer.^[a]