2 Kings 2:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bankb of Jordan; ”

2 Kings 2:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 1:1 to 2 Kings 2:25 . Last Days and Ascension of Elijah: Elisha Established as his Successor. Here we have perhaps a third Elijah narrative, in which the prophet is represented as playin...
2 Kings 2:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6) in 2 Kings 2:12 . My father. Figure of speech Epizeuxis. App-6. The repetition. my revered, or beloved father.
2 Kings 2:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; He took - the mantle - The same with which he had been called by Elijah to the prophetic offic...
2 Kings 2:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; He took up also the mantle of Elijah. The transference of this prophetic cloak was, to...
2 Kings 2:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Elijah's Translation to Heaven The great service rendered to Israel by the prophet whose life is here closed was the stand which he made for the religion of Jehovah when its supremacy was threaten...
2 Kings 2:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The mantle of Elijah. — See 2 Kings 2:8 , and comp. 1 Kings 19:19 . The badge of the prophet’s office was naturally transferred to his successor. The bank. — Literally, lip. So χείλς is used...
2 Kings 2:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ELISHA 2 Kings 2:1-25 "He did wonders in his life, and at death even his works were marvelous. For all this the people repented not." - Sir 48:14-15 AT this point we enter into the cycle of s...
2 Kings 2:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Elijah's Spirit on Elisha 2 Kings 2:13-25 We, too, may have a double portion of Elijah's spirit, but everything depends on the purity of our hearts. Only the pure in heart can see, and if we ca...
2 Kings 2:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

There is something pathetic and even weird in these final movement's of Elijah, as we see him accompanied by Elisha, and watched by the prophets. It would seem as though he tried to escape into lonel...
2 Kings 2:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hereby the Lord gave a decisive testimony that Elisha was by him appointed the successor of his servant Elijah, Oh! that all who minister in holy things were careful to be convinced, that they carrie...
2 Kings 2:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him ,.... Which he had now no further need of, and Elisha had, having rent his clothes in two; and this falling into his hands was a token of his...
2 Kings 2:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; Ver. 13. The mantle of Elisah that fell from him. ] This, Elijah let go - the rest of his c...
2 Kings 2:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He took up also the mantle of Elijah which fell from him God appointing it to fall, for Elisha's comfort, and the strengthening of his faith and as a pledge that, together with this mantle Elijah's...
2 Kings 2:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Though in 1 Kings 19:21 we read of Elisha following Elijah and becoming his servant, yet Elisha is not mentioned as identified with Elijah when Elijah later gave messages to Ahab ( 1 Kings 21:17-19...
2 Kings 2:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Elijah's Mantle on Elisha. B. C. 895. 13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fel...
2 Kings 2:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

God so ordering it for Elisha's comfort, and the strengthening of his faith, as a pledge that, together with Elijah's mantle, his office and spirit should rest upon him.
2 Kings 2:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Elisha Miracles (2Ki 2 Kings 2:1-25 ; 2 Kings 4:1 to 2 Kings 6:23 ), His Prophetic Involvement In The Victory Over Moab ( 2 Kings 3:1-27 ), And Further Subsequent Events Where YHWH's Power T...
2 Kings 2:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE TRANSLATION OF ELIJAH TO HEAVEN CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 2:1 . Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal —Not the Gilgal in Judah, but the Gilgal (now Jilgil) in Ephraim, near Eba...
2 Kings 2:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Kings 2:1-19 The account of Elijah's translation suggests: I. That the life of man is absolutely at the disposal of the Lord. (1) God knows when our work is done. (2) We are taken from a lower...
2 Kings 2:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 2:1 . When the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven. The LXX read, ως εις τον ουρανον, as into heaven. They mean to say, that he did not ascend higher than paradise, as in John 3:13 ....
2 Kings 2:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

And it came to pass when the Lord would take up Elijah. Elijah translated I. In the glorious end of Elijah’s earthly life we see not simply the reward of one faithful man, but the Divine grace...
2 Kings 2:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 2:1-12 THE REMOVAL OF ELIJAH FROM EARTH , AND SOME EARLY MIRACLES OF ELISHA . The great prophet of Israel was to have a departure from earth as marv...
2 Kings 2:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Elijah Taken up to Heaven
2 Kings 2:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 19:19 ; 1 Kings 9:26 ; 2 Kings 2:8
2 Kings 2:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Elisha, the Prophet of Miracles 2 Kings 2:1-14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Elijah had lived a good life, and had rendered a faithful ministry. The time had come, however, for him to go to be with his L...
2 Kings 2:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Which fell — God so ordering it for Elisha's comfort, and the strengthening of his faith, as a pledge, that together with Elijah's mantle, his Spirit should rest upon him. And Elijah himself was go...

2 Kings 2:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 2:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 2:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 2:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 2:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 2:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 2:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 2:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 2:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 2:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 2:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 2:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 2:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 2:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 2:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 2:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 2:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 2:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 2:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Kings 2:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 2:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 2:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 2:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 2:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 2:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

2 Kings 2:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes