To view. — Opposite, over against. Septuagint, ἐξ ἐναντίας; Vulgate, “e contra” (Deuteronomy 32:52). It is no…

And when the sons of the prophets, which were to view at
Jericho, saw him
Who went out from thence toward…

Elijah left his mantle to Elisha. This was a sign of the Spirit's descent upon him, and it was more valuable than if he had left him thousands of g…