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Elisha answered
Elisha was replying to the king of Israel's question.
Would you kill those whom you had taken captive with your sword and bow?
AT: "You would not kill men that were captured as prisoners of war." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
Put bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink
AT: "Give them food to eat and water to drink," (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
go to their master
"return to the king of Aram"
So the king prepared much food for them
"Then the king ordered his servants to prepare a lot of food for them," (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
he sent them away
The king of Israel sent the Aramean soldiers back to their homeland.
they went to back to their master
They returned to the king of Aram.
did not return for a long time into the land of Israel
"stopped attacking the land of Israel for a long time."