2 Kings 13:14 · Clearspring

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WEBBE

Now Elisha became sick with the illness of which he died; and Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him, and said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”

BSB

When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”

KJV

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.

ASV

Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died: and Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over him, and said, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!

BBE

Now Elisha became ill with the disease which was the cause of his death: and Joash, king of Israel, came down to him, and weeping over him said, My father, my father, the war-carriages of Israel and its horsemen!

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וֶאֱלִישָׁע ve·'e·li·sha' and Elisha H477 חָלָה cha·lah he became sick H2470 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 חָלְיוֹ chal·yo sickness his H2483 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 יָמוּת ya·mut he will die H4191 בּוֹ bo by it H9033 וַיֵּרֶד vai·ye·red and he went down H3381 אֵלָיו 'e·lav to him H413 יוֹאָשׁ yo·'ash Joash H3101 מֶלֶךְ־ me·lekh- [the] king of H4428 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 וַיֵּבְךְּ vai·ye·vek and he wept H1058 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 פָּנָיו pa·nav face his H6440 וַיֹּאמַר vai·yo·mar and he said H559 אָבִי 'a·vi O father my H1 אָבִי 'a·vi father my H1 רֶכֶב re·khev [the] chariotry of H7393 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 וּפָרָשָׁיו u·fa·ra·shav and horsemen its H6571

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 10–19

Jehoash, the king, came to Elisha, to receive his dying counsel and blessing. It may turn much to our spiritual advantage, to attend the sick-beds and death-beds of good men, that we may be encouraged in religion by the living comforts they have from it in a dying hour. Elisha assured the king of his success; yet he must look up to God for direction and strength; must reckon his own hands not enough, but go on, in dependence upon Divine aid. The trembling hands of the dying prophet, as they signified the power of God, gave this arrow more force than the hands of the king in his full strength. By contemning the sign, the king lost the thing signified, to the grief of the dying prophet. It is a trouble to good men, to see those to whom they wish well, forsake their own mercies, and to see them lose advantages against spiritual enemies.

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