2 Kings 2:25

2 Kings 2:25 in other versions

• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)From there Elisha went to Mount Carmel and finally returned to Samaria.

Context of 2 Kings 2:25

23And he went up from thence unto Beth–el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 24And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

2 Kings 2:25 word by word

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

• 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 went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
• 1 Kings 18:19Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at 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

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• Carmel
• Samaria
• Double
• Elijah
• Heal
• Lord
• Mock
• Rest
• Elisha
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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