13 But his servants came near and said to him, ^r“My father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will you not do it? Has he actually said to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”

21 As soon as the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, ^f“My father, shall I strike them down? Shall I strike them down?”

The Death of Elisha

14 Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, ^b“My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”