New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 2:11-18
11And as they were walkingH1980 along and talkingH1696, beholdH2009, 1a chariotH7393 of fireH784 appeared with horsesH5483 of fireH784, and they separatedH6504 the twoH8147 of them. Then ElijahH452 wentH5927 upH5927 by a 2whirlwindH5591 to heavenH8064. 12And ElishaH477 was watchingH7200 it and he was cryingH6817 outH6817, “3My fatherH1, my fatherH1, the chariotH7393 of IsraelH3478 and its horsemenH6571!” And he did not seeH7200 4Elijah againH5750. Then 5he tookH2388 holdH2388 of his own clothesH899 and toreH7167 them in twoH8147 piecesH7168. 13He also tookH7311 upH7311 the coatH155 of ElijahH452 that had fallenH5307 from him, and he wentH7725 backH7725 and stoodH5975 by the bankH8193 of the JordanH3383. 14Then he tookH3947 the coatH155 of ElijahH452 that had fallenH5307 from him and struckH5221 the watersH4325, and saidH559, “WhereH346 is the LordH3068, the GodH430 of ElijahH452?” And when he alsoH637 had 6struckH5221 the watersH4325, they were dividedH2673 hereH2008 and thereH2008; and ElishaH477 crossedH5674 overH5674.
15Now when 7the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 whoH834 were at JerichoH3405 oppositeH4480H5048 him sawH7200 him, they saidH559, “The spiritH7307 of ElijahH452 has settledH5117 on ElishaH477.” And they cameH935 to meetH7122 him and bowedH2331 downH2331 to the groundH776 before him. 16Then they saidH559 to him, “BeholdH2009 nowH4994, thereH3426 areH3426 with your servantsH5650 fiftyH2572 strongH2428 menH376; pleaseH4994 let them goH1980 and searchH1245 for your masterH113, inH6435 caseH6435 8the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068 has takenH5375 him upH5375 and castH7993 him on someH259 mountainH2022 orH176 into someH259 valleyH1516.” But he saidH559, “You shall not sendH7971 anyone.” 17Yet when 9they urgedH6484 him untilH5704 he wasH954 ashamedH954 to refuse, he saidH559, “SendH7971 them.” So they sentH7971 fiftyH2572 menH376; and they searchedH1245 for threeH7969 daysH3117, but did not findH4672 him. 18They returnedH7725 to him while he was stayingH3427 in JerichoH3405; and he saidH559 to them, “Did I not sayH559 to you, ‘Do not goH1980’?”
Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 2:11 2 Kin 6:17 ↩
- 2. 2 Kings 2:11 Or windstorm ↩
- 3. 2 Kings 2:12 2 Kin 13:14 ↩
- 4. 2 Kings 2:12 Lit him ↩
- 5. 2 Kings 2:12 Gen 37:34; Job 1:20 ↩
- 6. 2 Kings 2:14 2 Kin 2:8 ↩
- 7. 2 Kings 2:15 2 Kin 2:7 ↩
- 8. 2 Kings 2:16 1 Kin 18:12; Acts 8:39 ↩
- 9. 2 Kings 2:17 2 Kin 8:11 ↩
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
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