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2 Kings 13:14
New English Translation
2 Kings 13:14
New English Translation
Elisha Makes One Final Prophecy
14 Now Elisha had a terminal illness.[a] King Jehoash of Israel went down to visit him.[b] He wept before him and said, “My father, my father! The chariot[c] and horsemen of Israel!”[d]
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- 2 Kings 13:14 tn Heb “Now Elisha was ill with the illness by which he would die.”
- 2 Kings 13:14 tn Heb “went down to him.”
- 2 Kings 13:14 tn Though the noun is singular here, it may be collective, in which case it could be translated “chariots.”
- 2 Kings 13:14 sn By comparing Elisha to a one-man army, the king emphasizes the power of the prophetic word. See the note at 2:12.
2 Kings 13:14
New International Version
2 Kings 13:14
New International Version
14 Now Elisha had been suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “My father! My father!” he cried. “The chariots(A) and horsemen of Israel!”
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