2 Kings 13:20 meaning and explanation
And Elisha died and was buried. Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring.
2 Kings 13:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Elisha, the prophet who had served Israel for decades, finally dies and is buried, and the narrator adds a plain note that Moabite raiders came into the land every spring. The detail sets the scene for what follows: the raids made burial dangerous, so a man's body was thrown into Elisha's tomb in haste.
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