2 Kings 1:1

Elijah Confronts the King and His Commanders

1:1 After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel. ¹ 

2 Kings 13:14

Elisha Makes One Final Prophecy

13:14 Now Elisha had a terminal illness. ²  King Joash of Israel went down to visit him. ³  He wept before him and said, “My father, my father! The chariot ⁴  and horsemen of Israel!” ⁵ 

[1:1]  ¹ sn This statement may fit better with the final paragraph of 1 Kgs 22.

[13:14]  ² tn Heb “Now Elisha was ill with the illness by which he would die.”

[13:14]  ³ tn Heb “went down to him.”

[13:14]  ⁴ tn Though the noun is singular here, it may be collective, in which case it could be translated “chariots.”

[13:14]  ⁵ sn By comparing Elisha to a one-man army, the king emphasizes the power of the prophetic word. See the note at 2:12.