2 Kings 2:3
2:3 Some members of the prophetic guild
1 in Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that today the
Lord is going to take your master from you?”
2 He answered, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”
2 Kings 2:5
2:5 Some members of the prophetic guild in Jericho approached Elisha and said, “Do you know that today the
Lord is going to take your master from you?” He answered, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”
2 Kings 2:15
2:15 When the members of the prophetic guild in Jericho, 3 who were standing at a distance, 4 saw him do this, they said, “The spirit that energized Elijah 5 rests upon Elisha.” They went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
2 Kings 8:27
8:27 He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty and did evil in the sight of
6 the
Lord, like Ahab’s dynasty, for he was related to Ahab’s family.
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1 tn Heb “the sons of the prophets.”
2 tn Heb “from your head.” The same expression occurs in v. 5.
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.”
5 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
6 tn Heb “and he walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the eyes of the Lord like the house of Ahab, for he was a relative by marriage of the house of Ahab.” For this use of חֲתַן (khatan), normally “son-in-law,” see HALOT 365 s.v. חָתָן. Ahab was Ahaziah’s grandfather on his mother’s side.