2 Raja-raja 2:13-16
Konteks2:13 He picked up Elijah’s cloak, which had fallen off him, and went back and stood on the shore of the Jordan. 2:14 He took the cloak that had fallen off Elijah, 1 hit the water with it, and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” When he hit the water, it divided and Elisha crossed over.
2:15 When the members of the prophetic guild in Jericho, 2 who were standing at a distance, 3 saw him do this, they said, “The spirit that energized Elijah 4 rests upon Elisha.” They went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him. 2:16 They said to him, “Look, there are fifty capable men with your servants. Let them go and look for your master, for the wind sent from the Lord 5 may have carried him away and dropped him on one of the hills or in one of the valleys.” But Elisha 6 replied, “Don’t send them out.”
[2:14] 1 tn Heb “Elijah’s cloak, which had fallen off him.” The wording is changed slightly in the translation for the sake of variety of expression (see v. 13).
[2:15] 2 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
[2:15] 3 tn Heb “and the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho, [who were standing] opposite, saw him and said.”
[2:15] 4 tn Heb “the spirit of Elijah.”
[2:16] 5 tn Or “the spirit of the
[2:16] 6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.