2 Kings 2:17

And they pressed him until he was ashamed; and he said, Send. And they sent fifty men, and sought three days, and found him not.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.

In Context

16And they said to him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty men + 2:16 Gr. sons of strength Hebraism.of strength: let them go now, and seek thy lord: + 2:16 Gr. lest at any time.peradventure the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up, and cast him into Jordan, or on one of the mountains, or on one of the hills. And Elisaie said, Ye shall not send.

18And they returned to him, for he dwelt in Jericho: and Elisaie said, Did I not say to you, Go not?

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Cross References

2 Kings 8:11And he stood before him, and fixed his countenance till he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 2:14-19

Elijah's Mantle on Elisha. ( b. c. 895.) 13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. 15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet… Read the whole commentary →

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