2 Kings 13:21 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 13:21

Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.

BSB

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ASV

And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Origen of Alexandria

HOMILIES ON LEVITICUS 3.3.1 (253)

After this, another law is published. It says, "Whatever soul touches anything unclean, or the carcass of unclean beasts, and conceals it and is defiled, or if he touches the uncleanness of [a person] or anything unclean by which he is defiled," and so forth. These, to be sure, are observed by the Jews indecently and uselessly enough. And why should one who, for example, touches a dead animal or the body of a dead person be held to be impure? What if it is the body of a prophet?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And it may, perhaps, have a reference to Christ, by whose death and burial the grave is made to all believers a safe and happy passage to life. It likewise intimated that though Elisha was dead, yet, in virtue of the promises made by him, Israel's interests, though they seemed quite sunk and lost, should revive and flourish again.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

They cast the man - Rather, “they thrust the man.” The graves of the Jews were not pits dug in the ground, like ours, but caves or cells excavated in the side of a rock, the mouth of the cave being ordinarily shut by a heavy stone. Stood up on his feet - Coffins were not used by the Jews. The body was simply wrapped or swathed in grave-clothes (compare Luk 7:15; Joh 11:44). This miracle of Elisha’s after his death is more surprising than any of those which he performed during his lifetime.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֞י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
הֵ֣ם׀	hem	they	H1992 →
קֹבְרִ֣ים	koe.Rim	[were] burying	H6912 →
אִ֗ישׁ	'Ish	a man	H376 →
וְהִנֵּה֙	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
רָא֣וּ	ra.'U	they saw	H7200 →
אֶֽת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַגְּד֔וּד	ha.ge.Dud	<the> marauding band	H1416 →
וַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּ	vai.yash.Li.khu	and they threw	H7993 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָאִ֖ישׁ	ha.'Ish	the man	H376 →
בְּקֶ֣בֶר	be.Ke.ver	in [the] grave of	H6913 →
אֱלִישָׁ֑ע	'e.li.Sha'	Elisha	H477 →
וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
וַיִּגַּ֤ע	vai.yi.Ga'	and he touched	H5060 →
הָאִישׁ֙	ha.'Ish	the man	H376 →
בְּעַצְמ֣וֹת	be.'atz.Mot	<in> [the] bones of	H6106 →
אֱלִישָׁ֔ע	'e.li.Sha'	Elisha	H477 →
וַיְחִ֖י	vay.Chi	and he lived	H2421 →
וַיָּ֥קָם	vai.Ya.kom	and he arose	H6965 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
רַגְלָֽיו׃ פ	rag.Lav	feet his	H7272 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 19:12
so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
leads to
- Acts 5:15
  As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
- 2 Kings 13:20–21
  And Elisha died and was buried. Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring.
- Mark 16:17
  And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
- 2 Kings 4:29–31
  So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him.…
Through
Acts 5:15
As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
leads to
- Matthew 14:36
  and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
- Acts 19:11–12
  God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
- John 14:12
  Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
- Matthew 9:21
  She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”

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06About 2 Kings

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Where the connections lead

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