2 Kings 2:25

2 Kings 2:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
• New International Version (NIV)And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria.
• English Standard Version (ESV)From there he went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

Context of 2 Kings 2:25

23Then Elisha went up from Jericho to Bethel. On the way, young boys came out of the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” 24When he turned around and looked at them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore to pieces forty-two of the boys. Elisha went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

2 Kings 2:25 word by word

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ מִשָּׁ֖ם אֶל־הַ֣ר הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל וּמִשָּׁ֖ם שָׁ֥ב שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• from thence to mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Carmelכַּרְמֶלkarmel · (Mount) CarmelH3760
• and from thence he returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111

Cross-references for 2 Kings 2:25

• 2 Kings 4:25So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Look, there is the Shunammite woman.
• 1 Kings 18:19Now then, send word and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, together with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of [the goddess] Asherah, who eat at [Queen] Jezebel’s table.”

Commentaries on 2 Kings 2:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Carmel - Where Elisha held gatherings for religious purposes 2 Kings 4:23-25 during one period of his life, if he did not actually reside there.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-25Verses 19-25 Observe the miracle of healing the waters. Prophets should make every place to which they come better for them, endeavouring to sweeten bitter spirits, and to make barren souls fruitful, by the word of God, which is like the salt cast into the water by Elisha. It was an apt emblem of the effect produced by the grace of God on the sinful heart of man. Whole families, towns, and cities, sometimes have a new appearance through the preaching of…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 2:25

• Carmel

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• Carmel
• Samaria
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• Samaria, Samaritan
• Double
• Elijah
• Heal
• Lord
• Mock
• Rest

Commentaries on 2 Kings 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings