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The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Kings 2:12-25

2Ki 2:12-25 12. ¶ And Elisha saw it, and he cried [literally, Elisha was seeing, and he (emphatic) was shouting (comp. 2 Kings 2:10 , "If thou see me taken away")], My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces [from top to bottom, in token of extreme sorrow]. 13. He took up also the mantle of Elijah [the badge of the prophet's office was naturally transferred to his successor],... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Kings 2:16-18

There is somewhat mysterious in those verses. That the sons of the prophets should be so destitute of faith, and Elisha suffer himself to be led away to the permission of what is here said appears so truly unaccountable, that I confess I know not in what sense to consider the passage. If the whole arose from the slenderness of their faith, it only serves to afford a renewed instance of human infirmity. Might not the prophet do in this instance as in after ages, John the Baptist did concerning... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:17

CHAPTER II. Send. He acquiesces, lest they might think that he was afraid of losing his superiority. (Menochius) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 2:13-18

13-18 Elijah left his mantle to Elisha; as a token of the descent of the Spirit upon him; it was more than if he had left him thousands of gold and silver. Elisha took it up, not as a sacred relic to be worshipped, but as a significant garment to be worn. Now that Elijah was taken to heaven, Elisha inquired, 1. After God; when our creature-comforts are removed, we have a God to go to, who lives for ever. 2. After the God that Elijah served, and honoured, and pleaded for. The Lord God of the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Kings 2:15-25

Elisha's Miraculous Powers v. 15. And when the Sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho, those who had stood at a distance to witness the older men crossing the Jordan on dry ground, saw him, returning in the same manner as both he and Elijah had gone over, they said, drawing their conclusion from this miracle, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him, with the same veneration which they had formerly shown... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Kings 2:1-25

B.—Elijah’s departure and Elisha’s first appearance as Prophet2 Kings 2:1-251And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. 3And the sons [pupils] of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 2 Kings 2:13-22

2 Kings GENTLENESS SUCCEEDING STRENGTH 2Ki_2:13 - 2Ki_2:22 . The independent activity of Elisha begins with 2Ki_2:13 . How short the gap between the two prophets, and how easily filled it is! Not the greatest are indispensable. God lays aside one tool, but only to take up another. He has inexhaustible stores. The work goes on, though the workers change, and there is little time for mere mourning, and none for idle sorrow. Elisha’s first miracle is almost an experiment. The mantle which lay... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Kings 2:13-25

Elijah’s Spirit on Elisha 2 Kings 2:13-25 We, too, may have a double portion of Elijah’s spirit, but everything depends on the purity of our hearts. Only the pure in heart can see, and if we can see into the spiritual, it is proof that our hearts are pure enough to become the residence of the Holy Spirit. Had Elisha been unable to see the translation of his friend, his nature would have been shown to be gross and sensual, and how should such a one have God’s supreme gift? When we receive... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 2:1-25

There is something pathetic and even weird in these final movement's of Elijah, as we see him accompanied by Elisha, and watched by the prophets. It would seem as though he tried to escape into loneliness for his translation, which he knew was at hand. The man upon whom his mantle had already been cast followed him loyally, determined to stand by him. When presently the chariots and horses of fire conveyed Elijah out of earthly sight the cry of Elisha, "My father, my father, the chariots of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 2:1-18

A. Elijah Is Taken Away By YHWH Into Heaven And His Spirit Comes on Elisha Who Re-enters Canaan (2 Kings 2:1-18 ). In this remarkable account we have the first definite indication in Scripture that a man can be taken up into Heaven. Such conceptions were generally avoided in Israel because of polytheistic ideas about the world of the gods. Any detailed reference to Heaven would have been misunderstood in those terms. Thus even here we learn the fact, but are given no details about it... read more