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It happened, when they had gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you. Elisha said, please let a double portion of your spirit be on me.
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The Firstborn's Share
Commentators unanimously explain that Elisha's request for a "double portion" was not a desire to be twice as powerful as Elijah. Instead, it refers to the legal inheritance of a firstborn son (Deuteronomy 21:17). Elisha was asking to be recognized as Elijah's primary spiritual heir and successor among the other prophets.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let a double portion of your spirit be upon me — Like Solomon, Elisha asks for no worldly advantage, but for the spiritual power to discharg…
19th Century
Anglican
I pray you, let ... —Literally, And (i.e., well, then) let there fall, I pray you, a portion of two in your spirit, to me.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, when they were gone over Had got on the other side Jordan:
that Elijah said …
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