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2Ki_13:17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened [it]. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD’S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed [them].
Ver. 17. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot.] The old Romans were wont to denounce war against their enemies by shooting an arrow or dart into their country, {a} Alexander the Great did the like when he first set foot in Persia, as Justin reporteth. {b}
Till they have consumed them.] Usque ad consumere, vel usque ad consummare.
{a} Serv. in Virg.
{b} Hist., lib. ii.