2 Kings 2:15

And the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho on the opposite side saw him, and said, The spirit of Eliu has rested upon Elisaie. And they came to meet him, and did obeisance to him to the ground.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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 him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

In Context

14and he took the mantle of Eliu, which fell from off him, and struck the water, and said, Where is the Lord God of Eliu? + 2:14 The Gr. here copies the Heb. אח הו 'he also'. and he struck the waters, and they were divided hither and there; and Elisaie went over.

16And they said to him, Behold now, there are with your servants fifty men + 2:16 Gr. sons of strength Hebraism. of strength: let them go now, and seek your lord: + 2:16 Gr. lest at any time. perhaps 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, You⌃ shall not send.

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Cross References

Numbers 11:25And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy men that were elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied and ceased.

Joshua 3:7And the Lord said to Joshua, This day do I begin to exalt you before all the children of Israel, that they may know that as I was with Moses, so will I also be with you.

1 Samuel 10:5And afterward you shall go to the hill of God, where is the encampment of the Philistines; there is Nasib the Philistine: and it shall come to pass when you⌃ shall have entered into the city, that you shall meet a band of prophets coming down from the Bama; and before them will be lutes, and a drum, and a pipe, and a harp, and they + 10:5 Gr. prophesying. shall prophesy.

2 Kings 2:7And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went also, and they stood opposite afar off: and both stood on the bank of Jordan.

2 Kings 4:1And one of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisaie, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the Lord: and the creditor is come to take my two sons to be his servants.

2 Kings 5:22And Giezi said, All is well: my master has sent me, saying, Behold, now are there come to me two young men of the sons of the prophets from mount Ephraim; give them, I pray you, a talent of silver, and two + 5:22 Gr. changing robes. changes of raiment.

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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