Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 13:14

"Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died: and Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over him, and said, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!" — 2 Kings 13:14 (ASV)

He died. —Rather, he was to die.

Came down to him —that is, to his house. Compare the Note on 2 Kings 5:24; 2 Kings 6:33.

Wept over his face. —As he lay on the bed.

O my father, my father. —Compare the Note on 2 Kings 2:12. Joash laments the approaching loss of his best counselor and helper. The prophet, by his teaching and his prayers, as well as by his sage counsel and wonder-working powers, had been more to Israel than chariots and horsemen.