Commentary for II Kings 13:17
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פְּתַ֧ח הַחַלּ֛וֹן קֵ֖דְמָה וַיִּפְתָּ֑ח וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֤ע יְרֵה֙ וַיּ֔וֹר וַיֹּ֗אמֶר חֵץ־תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה לַֽיהוָה֙ וְחֵ֣ץ תְּשׁוּעָ֣ה בַֽאֲרָ֔ם וְהִכִּיתָ֧ אֶת־אֲרָ֛ם בַּאֲפֵ֖ק עַד־כַּלֵּֽה׃
And he said: ‘Open the window eastward’; and he opened it. Then Elisha said: ‘Shoot’; and he shot. And he said: ‘The LORD’S arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory against Aram; for thou shalt smite the Arameans in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.’
Rashi on II Kings
“Open the window towards the east.” Opposite the land of Arom which is located in the east, as it is stated, “Arom from the east.”8Yeshayahu 9:11.
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Rashi on II Kings
“Shoot!” And he shot. [Targum Yonoson renders] “Shoot!” And he shot.
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And he said, “An arrow of salvation, etc.” Elisha said, “This arrow is a symbol of salvation for Yisroel.”
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In Apheik. The name of the city [is Apheik].9Yisroel had been defeated earlier by Arom. See I Melochim 20:26-30.
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