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Elisha continues to talk to Joash, king of Israel.
so he opened it
"So a servant opened it." (UDB)
and he shot
"and Joash shot the arrow."
This is Yahweh's arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram
AT: "This arrow is a sign from Yahweh that he will give you victory over Aram," or "This arrow symbolizes the victory Yahweh will give you over Aram,"
Aphek
This was a city in the land of Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
But the man of God was angry with him
"But Elisha was angry with King Joash"
annihilated it
"completely destroyed it," or "until they were completely wiped out!" (UDB)