2 Kings 2:9

2:9 When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “What can I do for you, ¹  before I am taken away from you?” Elisha answered, “May I receive a double portion of the prophetic spirit that energizes you.” ² 

2 Kings 6:32

6:32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house with the community leaders. ³  The king ⁴  sent a messenger on ahead, but before he arrived, ⁵  Elisha ⁶  said to the leaders, ⁷  “Do you realize this assassin intends to cut off my head?” ⁸  Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and lean against it. His master will certainly be right behind him.” ⁹ 

[2:9]  ¹ tn Heb “Ask! What can I do for you….?”

[2:9]  ² tn Heb “May a double portion of your spirit come to me.”

[6:32]  ³ tn Heb “and the elders were sitting with him.”

[6:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “sent a man from before him, before the messenger came to him.”

[6:32]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “elders.”

[6:32]  ⁸ tn Heb “Do you see that this son of an assassin has sent to remove my head?”

[6:32]  ⁹ tn Heb “Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”