2 Kings 2:25

2:25 From there he traveled to Mount Carmel and then back to Samaria. ¹ 

2 Kings 2:1

Elijah Makes a Swift Departure

2:1 Just before ²  the Lord took Elijah up to heaven in a windstorm, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.

2 Kings 18:19

18:19 The chief adviser said to them, “Tell Hezekiah: ‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: “What is your source of confidence? ³ 

2 Kings 18:1

Hezekiah Becomes King of Judah

18:1 In the third year of the reign of Israel’s King Hoshea son of Elah, Ahaz’s son Hezekiah became king over Judah.

Isaiah 35:2

35:2 Let it richly bloom; ⁴ 

let it rejoice and shout with delight! ⁵ 

It is given the grandeur ⁶  of Lebanon,

the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.

They will see the grandeur of the Lord,

the splendor of our God.

[2:25]  ¹ sn The two brief episodes recorded in vv. 19-25 demonstrate Elisha’s authority and prove that he is the legitimate prophetic heir of Elijah. He has the capacity to bring life and blessing to those who recognize his authority, or death and judgment to those who reject him.

[2:1]  ² tn Or “when.”

[18:19]  ³ tn Heb “What is this object of trust in which you are trusting?”

[35:2]  ⁴ tn The ambiguous verb form תִּפְרַח (tifrakh) is translated as a jussive because it is parallel to the jussive form תָגֵל (tagel).

[35:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and let it rejoice, yes [with] rejoicing and shouting.” גִּילַת (gilat) may be an archaic feminine nominal form (see GKC 421 §130.b).

[35:2]  ⁶ tn Or “glory” (KJV, NIV, NRSV); also a second time later in this verse.