Jehoash struck the earth three times. Elisha was incensed at this, for striking the earth five or six times would have indicated “striking down Syria to the finishing point. ”
कारण, यहोआशने पाचसहा वेळा जमिनीवर बाण मारले असते, तर यावरून ‘ अरामाला क्षय होईपर्यंत मार देणे ’ सूचित झाले असते.