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2 Kings 13:14 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 13 · verse 14
Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.2 Kings 13:14 · King James Version
2 Kings 13:14 in context
12And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
13And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
14Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
15And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.
16And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sicknesschŏlîymalady, anxiety, calamityH2483 →
- ElishaʼĔlîyshâʻElisha, the famous prophetH477 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- JoashYôwʼâshJoash, the name of six IsraelitesH3101 →
- sickchâlâhproperly, to be rubbed or wornH2470 →
- diedmûwthto dieH4191 →
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We have here Jehoash, or Joash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu, upon the throne of Israel. Probably the house of Jehu intended some respect to the house of David when they gave this heir-apparent to the crown the same name with him that was then king of Judah. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-19