2 Kings 2:15-25 WEB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:13-18

We have here an account of what followed immediately after the translation of Elijah. I. The tokens of God's presence with Elisha, and the marks of his elevation into Elijah's room, to be, as he had been, a father to the sons of the prophets, and the chariots and horsemen of Israel. 1. He was possessed of Elijah's mantle, the badge of his office, which, we may suppose, he put on and wore for his master's sake, 2 Kgs. 2:13. When Elijah went to heaven, though he did not let fall his body as... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:19-25

Elisha had, in this respect, a double portion of Elijah's spirit, that he wrought more miracles than Elijah. Some reckon them in number just double. Two are recorded in these verses?a miracle of mercy to Jericho and a miracle of judgment to Bethel, Ps. 101:1. I. Here is a blessing upon the waters of Jericho, which was effectual to heal them. Jericho was built in disobedience to a command, in defiance to a threatening, and at the expense of the lives of all the builder's children; yet, when it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:15

And when the sons of the prophets, which were to view at Jericho, saw him ,.... Who went out from thence towards Jordan, to have a sight if they could of the assumption of Elijah; these, when they saw Elisha come over Jordan, the waters being parted by him: they said, the spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha ; or he has the same power and spirit to work miracles as he had, which they discerned by his dividing the waters of Jordan with his mantle: and they came to meet him, and bowed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:16

And they said unto him, behold, now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men ,.... Perhaps meaning themselves, 2 Kings 2:7 who were young, stout, and strong, and able to travel for days together: let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master ; for though they knew he was to be taken away, yet knew not for what time, and imagined he might be found again: lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up ; as it seems he was wont to do, see 1 Kings 18:12 . and cast... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:17

And when they urged him until he was ashamed ,.... To deny them any longer, being so very pressing and importunate: he said, send ; lest they should think he had not the respect for his master he should have had; or was so fond of his office, that he did not choose he should be found alive if he could, and return and reassume it: they sent therefore fifty men ; some one way, and some another: and they sought three days, but found him not ; and then returned. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:18

And when they came again to him, for he tarried at Jericho ,.... Waiting their return to hear the report they made: which when they had: he said unto them, did I not say unto you, go not ? assuring them it would be fruitless, and to no purpose; though this search of theirs served both to confirm the assumption of Elijah, and the truth of Elisha being a prophet of the Lord. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:19

And the men of the city said unto Elisha ,.... The inhabitants of Jericho, perceiving him to be a prophet, and endowed with a power of working miracles: behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth ; in a plain, surrounded with gardens and orchards, with vineyards, oliveyards, and groves of palm trees, and other odoriferous ones: but the water is naught, and the ground barren ; that is, that part of it where this water was, or ran, for from thence it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:20

And he said, bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein ,.... One that had never been used, that it might not be thought that the virtue was owing to anything that had been, or was, put into it: and they brought it to him ; the pot with the salt in it. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:21

And he went forth unto the spring of the waters ,.... The fountain from whence they flowed, the head of them: and cast the salt in there ; which was an unlikely means of making bad water good, since that makes it brackish, and not so drinkable, and what makes ground barren; but this method, contrary to nature, was taken, that the miracle might appear the greater; or, as the Jews express it, be a miracle within a miracle: and said, thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters ; he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:22

So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake. In the name of the Lord; and not only they remained so unto the time of the writer of this history, but to the times of Josephus, as he testifies F19 De Bello Jud. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 3. , and even to ours; for there is a spring now called Elisha's spring or fountain, of which Mr. Maundrell says F20 Journey from Aleppo, &c.; p. 80. ,"its waters are at present received in a basin about... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:13-18

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:19-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 2:22

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