Or, as it is in the Hebrew, And the sons of the prophets who lived in Jericho saw him over against them, from some hill where they stood at a convenient distance to observe the event, 2 Kings 2:7. They said, Heb. and they said, either by revelation; or rather, by the visible effects of it which they saw. They bowed themselves to the ground; thereby testifying their reverence and subjection to him as Elijah's successor, and their master and teacher.
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2 Kings 2:15
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 him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.