2 Kings 1:15

1:15 The Lord’s angelic messenger said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him.” So he got up and went down ¹  with him to the king.

2 Kings 2:8

2:8 Elijah took his cloak, folded it up, and hit the water with it. The water divided, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

2 Kings 2:11

2:11 As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot ²  pulled by fiery horses appeared. ³  They went between Elijah and Elisha, ⁴  and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm.

2 Kings 2:15

2:15 When the members of the prophetic guild in Jericho, ⁵  who were standing at a distance, ⁶  saw him do this, they said, “The spirit that energized Elijah ⁷  rests upon Elisha.” They went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.

2 Kings 10:17

10:17 He went to Samaria and exterminated all the members of Ahab’s family who were still alive in Samaria, ⁸  just as the Lord had announced to Elijah. ⁹ 

¹ sn In this third panel the verb “come down” (יָרַד, yarad) occurs again, this time describing Elijah’s descent from the hill at the Lord’s command. The moral of the story seems clear: Those who act as if they have authority over God and his servants just may pay for their arrogance with their lives; those who, like the third commander, humble themselves and show the proper respect for God’s authority and for his servants will be spared and find God quite cooperative.

² tn Though the noun is singular here, it may be collective, in which case it could be translated “chariots.”

³ tn Heb “look, a chariot of fire and horses of fire.”

⁴ tn Heb “and they made a division between the two of them.”

³ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁴ tn Heb “and the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho, [who were standing] opposite, saw him and said.”

⁵ tn Heb “the spirit of Elijah.”

⁴ tn Heb “and he struck down all the remaining ones to Ahab in Samaria until he destroyed him.”

⁵ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke to Elijah.”