Or, who caused Israel to sin. So also in vv. 6, 11.

The image of a female deity.

A spelling variant of Jehoash, found in ch. 12. He was the king of Judah.

A spelling variant of Joash (cf. vv. 12-13).

Elisha performed miracles of divine healing for others, but, in the will of God, he himself was not healed by a miracle (cf. note 2 Tim. 4:20²).

Or, salvation; deliverance.

Elisha was deceased in his body yet still ministered in the spirit to enliven one of the dead. Even the dead Elisha could enliven people. This is a picture of Christ in resurrection. Whoever touches Him is enlivened. Regeneration involves a spiritually dead person touching the dead and resurrected Christ and being enlivened (cf. John 5:25; Eph. 2:1-6a).