מלכים ב, פרק י״ג, פסוק כ״ה

King Joash of Israel successfully reclaims the territories that were lost during his father's previous military campaigns against Aram. This recovery represents the completion of a process that is both military and spiritual in nature.

Commentators agree that the exact number of these military victories is highly significant. Joash defeats the Aramean forces exactly three times, which serves as the direct, practical fulfillment of Elisha's earlier prophecy. The prophet had promised in advance that the king would achieve victory on three distinct occasions. As a result of these consecutive triumphs, Joash is able to take back the specific cities that had been captured from his father, Jehoahaz, during the prior war, firmly restoring them to Israelite control.