2 Kings 2:25 KJV — MannaFest

2 Kings 2:25

And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

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ASV

And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

WEB

And Elisha went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

YLT

And he goeth thence unto the hill of Carmel, and thence he hath turned back to Samaria.

DBT

And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

About this book

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2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
Date: Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC

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2 Kings 4:25
So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
1 Kings 18:19–20
Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.
2 Kings 3:11
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
1 Kings 18:42
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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), where it is probable there was a religious house fit for retirement and contemplation. Thence he returned to Samaria, where, being a public place, this father of the prophets might be most serviceable. Bishop Hall observes here, "That he can never be a profitable seer who is either always or never alone."

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

This revolution in prophecy makes a greater figure than the revolution of a kingdom. 1 And it came to pass, when the L ORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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