2 Kings 2:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to viewa afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. ”

2 Kings 2:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Fifty men of the sons of the prophets - We see by this how large were the prophetical schools. It is implied that the “fifty” were only a portion of the school of Jericho. They ascended the abrup...
2 Kings 2:7 - 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 2:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

men. Hebrew. 'ish . App-14.
2 Kings 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. Fifty men of the sons of the prophets - They fully expected this extraordinary event, and the...
2 Kings 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. They two stood by Jordan, х `al ( H5921 ) ha-Yardeen ( H3383 ), upon the Jor...
2 Kings 2:7 - 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 2:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And fifty... went. — Now fifty ... had gone. Stood to view. — Taken their stand opposite, i.e. , directly opposite the place where the two were standing by the brink of the river, yet at som...
2 Kings 2:7 - 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 2:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Fitted to Succeed His Master 2 Kings 2:1-12 We are at a loss whether to admire most the humility of Elijah or the pertinacity of Elisha. The humility of the former is very beautiful. An ordinar...
2 Kings 2:7 - 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 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

That sacred river Jordan, what miracles have been wrought upon it! Here it was that Joshua, as a type of the Lord Jesus, made so illustrious an appearance. See Joshua 3:1 . Header! as the ark which...
2 Kings 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off ,.... To have a view, if they could, of the assumption of Elijah to heaven, and be witnesses of it: and they two stood by...
2 Kings 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. Ver. 7. And fifty men of the sons of the prophets. ] These were all of one college, and th...
2 Kings 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Fifty men stood to view To observe this great event, Elijah's translation to heaven, which they expected every moment: and whereof they desired to be spectators, not to satisfy their own curiosity,...
2 Kings 2:7 - 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 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Elijah's Translation. B. C. 895. 1 And it came to pass, when the L ORD would take up El...
2 Kings 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Stood to view; to observe this great event, Elijah's translation to heaven, which they expected every moment, now when he had taken his last farewell of all the prophets; and whereof they desired t...
2 Kings 2:7 - 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 2:7 - 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 2:7 - 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 2:7 - 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 2:7 - 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 2:7 - 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 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Elijah Taken up to Heaven
2 Kings 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 18:13 ; 1 Kings 18:4 ; 2 Kings 2:17
2 Kings 2:7 - 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 2:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To view — To observe this great event, Elijah's translation to heaven, which they expected every moment: and whereof they desired to be spectators, not to satisfy their own curiosity, but that they...

2 Kings 2:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 2:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 2:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 2:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 2:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 2:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 2:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 2:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 2:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 2:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 2:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 2:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Kings 2:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 2:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 2:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 2:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

2 Kings 2:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes