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2 Kings 7 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
Fear
God caused the army of Aram to hear the sound of an enormous army approaching so they all ran away leaving all their food behind.
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)