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2 Kings 2:1 open_in_new
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
heaven. heavens, and elsewhere.
Elisha. my God [is] salvation. See his call (1 Kings 19:16) ten years before.
from Gilgal. The reverse route taken by Israel on entering the Land.
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2 Kings 2:2 open_in_new
thy soul. thyself. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. down. Therefore Gilgal in 2 Kings 2:1 cannot be the well-known Gilgal near Jericho, but another between Tibneh and Shiloh. See 2 Kings 4:38. Gilgal. circle; and there may have been several such.
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2 Kings 2:3 open_in_new
from thy head. from over thee: "head, "put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, for himself".
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2 Kings 2:7 open_in_new
men. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.
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2 Kings 2:9 open_in_new
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.
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2 Kings 2:10 open_in_new
nevertheless. The verse needs no italics.
see. clearly see.
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2 Kings 2:11 open_in_new
a whirlwind. Not. fiery chariot, according to. certain hymn. Compare 2 Kings 2:1.
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2 Kings 2:13 open_in_new
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.
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2 Kings 2:14 open_in_new
the LORD God. Jehovah Elohim; or. Where is Jehovah the God of Elijah? After this the Hebrew text has. aph hu = " even he". The Vulgate reads this as the end of the question. But the Massorites, by the accent (athnach), throw it on to the next sentence, "and when even he smote the waters", &c.
they parted. The first of sixteen miracles. See note on 2 Kings 2:15.
over. The 19th Seder ends here. See note on p. 366.
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2 Kings 2:15 open_in_new
doth rest. hath rested. Compare 1 Peter 4:14. Rest in "double portion" according to 2 Kings 2:9. Seen in the fact that Elijah wrought eight miracles and Elisha sixteen, and all were parables in action.
Elijah's eight Miracles (1 and. Kings).
1. Shutting heaven (1 Kings 17:1).
2. Oil multiplied (1 Kings 17:14).
3. Widow's son raised (1 Kings 17:22-23).
4. Fire from heaven (1 Kings 18:38).
5. Rain (1 Kings 18:45).
6. Fire on 50 (2 Kings 1:10).
7. Fire on 50 (2 Kings 1:12).
8. Jordan (2 Kings 2:8).
Elisha's sixteen Miracles (2 Kings).
1. Jordan divided (2 Kings 2:14).
2. Waters healed (2 Kings 2:21).
3. Bears from wood (2 Kings 2:24).
4. Water for kings (2 Kings 3:20).
5. Oil for widow (2 Kings 4:1-6).
6. Gift of son (2 Kings 4:16-17).
7. Raising from dead (2 Kings 4:36).
8. Healing ofpottage (2 Kings 4:41).
9. Bread multiplied (2 Kings 4:43).
10. Naaman healed (2 Kings 5:10).
11. Gehazi smitten (2 Kings 5:27).
12. Iron to swim (2 Kings 6:6).
13. Sight to blind (2 Kings 6:17).
14. Smiting blindness(2 Kings 6:18)
15. Restoring sight (2 Kings 6:20).
16. One after death (2 Kings 13:21).
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2 Kings 2:20 open_in_new
cruse. Occurs only here.
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2 Kings 2:21 open_in_new
cast the salt. Elisha's second miracle.
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2 Kings 2:23 open_in_new
Beth-el. One of the seats of Israel's calf-worship (1 Kings 12:26-30).
little children. young men. Hebrew. na'ar. Used of Isaac (twenty-eight years old); Joseph (thirty-nine); Rehoboam (forty).
Go up, &c. An open insult, avenged by Elisha '. God in. way suited for that dispensation, though not for this. "Go up" may have referred to Elijah's translation; and thus,. blasphemous insult outraging Jehovah's own act.
bald head. Baldness premature. Elisha lived fifty years longer (2 Kings 13:14).
go up, &c. Figure of speech Epizeuxis. App-6.
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2 Kings 2:24 open_in_new
bears. See 1 Samuel 17:34-36.
children. progeny. Not the same word as 2 Kings 2:23.