2 Kings 2:12 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof! And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

The chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof - These difficult words likely refer to Elijah, whom Elisha addresses as “the true d…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

And Elisha ... cried—Literally, And Elisha was seeing, and he (emphatic) was shouting. (Compare to [Reference 2 …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And Elisha saw it
The ascension of Elijah to heaven, the manner of it, and all relative to it, as the disciples saw …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

That fullness, from which prophets and apostles had all their supply, still exists as before, and we are told to ask for large supplies from it. Di…