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2 Kings 13:21 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 13 · verse 21
And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.2 Kings 13:21 · King James Version
2 Kings 13:21 in context
19And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
20And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
21And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
22But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
23And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sepulchreqebera sepulchreH6913 →
- buryingqâbarto interH6912 →
- touchednâgaʻproperly, to touchH5060 →
- revivedchâyâhto live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421 →
- ElishaʼĔlîyshâʻElisha, the famous prophetH477 →
- spiedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
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We must here attend, I. The sepulchre of Elisha: he died in a good old age, and they buried him; and what follows shows, 1. What power there was in his life to keep off judgments;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-25