열왕기하 2:4-6 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 2:3-7

The sons of the prophets. It is surely instructive to find, even in godless Israel, these numerous bands of young men, congregated under prophetic oversight, and receiving sacred instruction. The origin of "schools of the prophets" seems traceable to Samuel ( 1 Samuel 19:20 ). But the order took a new impulse under Elijah. "The companies of the prophets now reappear, bound by a still closer connection with Elijah than they had been with Samuel. Then they were 'companies, bands, of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 2:4

And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee . The first trial of Elisha's fidelity is followed by a second. The master suggests his tarrying at Bethel, the sacred center, where he will have the company of the "sons of the prophets," and will not be companionless, as perhaps he would have been at Gilgal. He himself is ordered to take a second journey, longer and rougher than the first. For the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. Will it not be better that Elisha shall spare himself the long... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 2:5

And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him; Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head today? And he answered, Yea, I know it hold ye your peace. At Jericho, too, as well as at Bethel, there was a school of the prophets, though the two places were not more than about twenty miles apart. This would seem to imply the existence of a large number of such seminaries at this period. No doubt, when the secular power was most strongly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 2:6

And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. Elijah makes a third effort to detach his follower from him, or a third trial of his fidelity. He is ordered, not to a town, where his follower might find lodging and refreshment and companionship, but into the open country—to the Jordan. And then, who can say whither? Will it not be best for Elisha to leave him now, and not continue a wandering which threatens to be endless? But the follower is staunch;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 2:4

2 Kings 2:4. Tarry here, I pray thee Elijah seems to have said this only with a view to try Elisha, whether he would accompany him to the last, and be the witness of his translation. And Elisha certainly, by not leaving him, testified, both great fidelity to his master, and great faith in what God had revealed respecting the taking him up to heaven. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 2:5

2 Kings 2:5. The sons of the prophets that were at Jericho Here also was a school, where the same revelation had been made to the sons of the prophets, concerning Elijah’s removal, which had been communicated to those at Beth-el. And their thoughts, like the thoughts of the others, were wholly occupied about the extraordinary matter, and big with expectation. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:1-25

1:1-8:15 MINISTRY OF ELISHAElijah succeeded by Elisha (1:1-2:25)Ahab’s son Ahaziah had not reigned long when he was injured in a fall. When he sent messengers to ask foreign gods whether he would recover, Elijah met them along the way. He sent them back with a message that the king would die, because he had forsaken the true God for foreign gods (1:1-10). Ahaziah sent soldiers to arrest Elijah, apparently with the intention of killing him because of his bold words. The ungodly king lost a... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Kings 2:4

ELISHA REFUSED TO BE SEPARATED FROM ELIJAH"And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, Behold, as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to him, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah will take away thy master from thy head today? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold your peace. And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 2:4

1-7. when the Lord would take up Elijah—A revelation of this event had been made to the prophet; but, unknown to him, it had also been revealed to his disciples, and to Elisha in particular, who kept constantly beside him. Gilgal—This Gilgal (Jiljil) was near Ebal and Gerizim; a school of the prophets was established there. At Beth-el there was also a school of the prophets, which Elijah had founded, notwithstanding that place was the headquarters of the calf-worship; and at Jericho there was... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 2:1-14

The transfer of prophetic power 2:1-14The Gilgal in view may have been the one between Jericho and the Jordan, or it may have been one about seven miles north of Bethel since Elijah and Elisha went down to Bethel (2 Kings 2:2). [Note: Wiseman, p. 195.] This account presupposes previous revelation, not in Scripture, that this day was to be Elijah’s last on earth (2 Kings 2:3). By granting Elisha permission to remain behind (2 Kings 2:2, et al.), Elijah was testing Elisha’s commitment to himself... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 2:3-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 2:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 2:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 2:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 2:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 2:5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:1-25

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Kings 2:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 2:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 2:1-14

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