2 Kings 2:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. ”

2 Kings 2:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me - Like Solomon, Elisha asks for no worldly advantage, but for spiritual power to discharge his office aright. The “double portion” is that which deno...
2 Kings 2:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, (g) let a double portion of...
2 Kings 2:9 - 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 2:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

double portion. See note on 2 Kings 2:15 . spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause) for the gifts and operations of the Spirit of God.
2 Kings 2:9 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 357 ELIJAH’S TRANSLATION TO HEAVEN 2 Kings 2:9-12 . And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away f...
2 Kings 2:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy...
2 Kings 2:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me— Elisha speaks to Elijah as a son to his father, from whom he requests that he would esteem him as a first-born son, to whom a double portion of goods...
2 Kings 2:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of...
2 Kings 2:9 - 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 2:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I pray thee, let... — Literally, And (i.e., well, then) let there fall, I pray thee, a portion of two in thy spirit, unto me. A double portion. — The expression used in Deuteronomy 21:7 of t...
2 Kings 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Elijah's question differs from Elisha's answer. What shall I do for thee! Whereas what Elisha desired, was not what Elijah could do. He had not the gifts of the spirit at his disposal. The departing...
2 Kings 2:9 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

ELIJAH’S FAREWELL TO ELISHA ‘Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.’...
2 Kings 2:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass, when they were gone over ,.... Had got on the other side Jordan: that Elijah said unto Elisha, ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken from thee ; for, having followed...
2 Kings 2:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy...
2 Kings 2:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee Elijah, undoubtedly, had an inward assurance that God would grant him his last request that he should make; but we may observe here, t...
2 Kings 2:9 - 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 2:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double porti...
2 Kings 2:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Either, 1. Double to what is in thee; which it seems not probable that he had confidence either to ask, or to expect. Or rather, 2. Double to what the rest of the sons of the prophets may receive...
2 Kings 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Elijah Taken up to Heaven
2 Kings 2:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:18 ; 1 Chronicles 29:19 ; 1 Corinthians 12:31 ; 1 Kings 3:9 ; 1 Timothy 5:17 ; 2 Chronicles 1:10 ; 2 Chronicles 1:9 ; 2 Kings 13:14-19 ; Acts 1:8 ; Acts 20:25-36 ; Acts 8:1...
2 Kings 2:9 - 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 2:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A double portion — Or, rather double to what the rest of the sons of the prophets receive at thy request. He alludes to the double portion of the first — born, Deuteronomy 21:17 . But though Elish...

2 Kings 2:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 2:9 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

2 Kings 2:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 2:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 2:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 2:9 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 2:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 2:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 2:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 2:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 2:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 2:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Kings 2:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 2:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 2:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 2:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 2:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 2:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

2 Kings 2:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes