2 Kings 2:9 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 2:9

After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.

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ASV

And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am taken from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

KJV

And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

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Commentary

2 voices

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 6.238-39 (253)

We must note in addition that when Elijah was about to be taken up in a whirlwind as into heaven, he took his sheepskin and rolled it up and struck the water, and it was divided on this side and that, and both crossed, that is to say, himself and Elisha. He was better prepared to be taken up after he was baptized in the Jordan, since Paul, as we explained previously, called the more incredible passage through water a baptism.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me - Like Solomon, Elisha asks for no worldly advantage, but for spiritual power to discharge his office aright. The “double portion” is that which denotes the proportion of a father’s property which was the right of an eldest son Deu 21:17. Elisha therefore asked for twice as much of Elijah’s spirit as should be inherited by any other of the “sons of the prophets.” He simply claimed, i. e., to be acknowledged as Elijah’s firstborn spiritual son.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֣י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
כְעָבְרָ֗ם	khe.'a.ve.Ram	when had passed over they	H5674 →
וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ	ve.'E.li.Ya.hu	and Elijah	H452 →
אָמַ֤ר	'a.Mar	he said	H559 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֱלִישָׁע֙	'e.li.Sha'	Elisha	H477 →
שְׁאַל֙	she.'Al	ask	H7592 →
מָ֣ה	mah	what?	H4100 →
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־	'e.'e.seh-	will I do	H6213 →
לָּ֔ךְ	Lakh	for you
בְּטֶ֖רֶם	be.Te.rem	<in> before	H2962 →
אֶלָּקַ֣ח	'e.la.Kach	I will be taken	H3947 →
מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ	me.'i.Makh	from with <the> you	H5973 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֱלִישָׁ֔ע	'e.li.Sha'	Elisha	H477 →
וִֽיהִי־	vi.hi-	and may it be	H1961 →
נָ֛א	na'	please	H4994 →
פִּֽי־	pi-	a mouth of	H6310 →
שְׁנַ֥יִם	she.Na.yim	two	H8147 →
בְּרוּחֲךָ֖	be.ru.cha.Kha	in spirit your	H7307 →
אֵלָֽי׃	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →

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

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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 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
leads to
- Matthew 28:19
  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
- Mark 16:15
  And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Romans 15:19
  by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
- Acts 4:33
  With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.
- Acts 5:32
  We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
Through
John 16:7
But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send…
leads to
- John 14:26
  But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- John 14:16–17
  And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
- John 15:26
  When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Kings