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What the Fathers say

2 Kings 6:16

Western Saints

Ambrose of Milan

But, as many delight in warfare, which is the most glorious, to bring a battle to an end by the strength of a great army or by merits before God alone? Elisha rested in one place while the king of Syria waged a great war against the people of our ancestors, and was adding to its terrors by various treacherous plans and was endeavoring to catch them in an ambush. …

On the Duties of the Clergy 3.1.5 ↗