New English Translation
2 Kings 13:14
14Now Elisha had a terminal illness. King Joash of Israel went down to visit him. He wept before him and said, “My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!”
2 Kings 13:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
- New International Version (NIV)Now Elisha had been suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “My father! My father!” he cried. “The chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Elisha had become sick with the illness of which he would die. Then Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, “O my father, my father, the chariots of Israel and their horsemen!”
Context of 2 Kings 13:14
12The rest of the events of Joash’s reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. 13Joash passed away and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Now Elisha had a terminal illness. King Joash of Israel went down to visit him. He wept before him and said, “My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!” 15Elisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows,” and he did so. 16Then Elisha told the king of Israel, “Aim the bow.” He did so, and Elisha placed his hands on the king’s hands.
Read all of 2 Kings 132 Kings 13:14 word by word
וֶֽאֱלִישָׁע֙ חָלָ֣ה אֶת־חָלְי֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָמ֖וּת בּ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֨רֶד אֵלָ֜יו יוֹאָ֣שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיֵּ֤בְךְּ עַל־פָּנָיו֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אָבִ֣י׀ אָבִ֔י רֶ֥כֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Now Elishaאֱלִישָׁע'ĕlîyshâ‛ · ElishaH477
- was fallen sickחָלָהchâlâh · be weak: illH2470
- of his sicknessחֳלִיchŏlîy · sicknessH2483
- whereof he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- And Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
- the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- came downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- unto him, and weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
- over his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- O my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- the chariotרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
- and the horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
Cross-references for 2 Kings 13:14
- 2 Kings 20:1In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Give your household instructions, for you are about to die; you will not get well.’”
- Genesis 48:1After these things Joseph was told, “Your father is weakening.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.
- John 11:3So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, look, the one you love is sick.”
- Philippians 2:26Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill.
- Psalms 12:1Deliver, Lord! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished.
- Isaiah 57:1The godly perish, but no one cares. Honest people disappear, when no one minds that the godly disappear because of evil.
- Zechariah 1:5“As for your ancestors, where are they? And did the prophets live forever?
- Acts 13:36For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, died, was buried with his ancestors, and experienced decay,
- 2 Kings 2:12While Elisha was watching, he was crying out, “My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!” Then he could no longer see him. He grabbed his clothes and tore them in two.
- 2 Kings 6:21When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “Should I strike them down, my master?”
- Proverbs 11:11A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.
- Ezekiel 14:14Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would save only their own lives by their righteousness, declares the sovereign Lord.
- Ezekiel 22:30“I looked for a man from among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one.
- Mark 6:20because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 13:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Now Elisha was fallen sick - This is supposed to have taken place in the tenth year of Joash; and if so, Elisha must have prophesied about sixty-five years. O my father, my father - "What shall I do now thou art dying? thou art the only defense of Israel." He accosts him with the same words which himself spoke to Elijah when he was translated; see 2 Kings 2:12; (note), and the note there.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The closing scene of Elisha‘s life. It was now at least sixty-three years since his call, so that he was at this time very possibly above ninety. He seems to have lived in almost complete retirement from the time he sent the young prophet to anoint Jehu king 2 Kings 9:1. And now it was not he who sought the king, but the king who sought him. Apparently, the special function of the two great Israelite prophets (Elijah and Elisha) was to counteract the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 Jehoash, the king, came to Elisha, to receive his dying counsel and blessing. It may turn much to our spiritual advantage, to attend the sick-beds and death-beds of good men, that we may be encouraged in religion by the living comforts they have from it in a dying hour. Elisha assured the king of his success; yet he must look up to God for direction and strength; must reckon his own hands not enough, but go on, in dependence upon Divine aid…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Jehoash cried over Elisha, showing he still had some spiritual awareness. the chariots and horsemen of Israel: Jehoash's tribute to Elisha echoes Elisha's words when Elijah left (2 Kings 2:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1914-19. Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died--Every man's death is occasioned by some disease, and so was Elisha's. But in intimating it, there seems a contrast tacitly made between him and his prophetic predecessor, who did not die. Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face--He visited him where he was lying ill of this mortal sickness, and expressed deep sorrow, not from the personal respect he bore for the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 13
- 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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