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2 Kings 2:9
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 Kings 2:9
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
9 When they had crossed, Eli′jah said to Eli′sha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Eli′sha said, “I pray you, let me inherit a double share[a] of your spirit.”
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- 2.9 a double share: The eldest son inherited a double share of his father’s property, cf. Deut 21.17. Elisha regarded himself as the son and so asked for Elijah’s spirit as his inheritance.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
The Revised Standard Version of the Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1965, 1966 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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